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of importing. It consists of two files, the text file with the data and a
separate dictionary file, with a .dct extension that describes the data
for the purposes of importation. Finally, for text file importation,
there is an item for importing an unformatted text file.
Importing SAS XPORT, ODBC data source, and XML data
also are for importing data into Stata, but deal with importing from
another statistical or software package, SAS XPORT from SAS, from
a database source (ODBC—open database connectivity), or from any
application that supports the open source XML format.
The Export menu also has selections for exporting Microsoft Excel
files (.xls, .xlsx). There is a Comma- or tab-separated data, Text data
(fixed- or free-format), SAS XPORT, ODBC data source, and XML
data, for exporting data files.
As mentioned previously, Stata maintains tight integration with
the Internet. This is evident with the next menu item under File,
Example Datasets…, which when selected brings up a Viewer win-
dow with links to Stata example datasets. One link is to datasets that
were loaded on your computer when Stata was installed. As you read
through Stata's documentation, it refers to these example datasets to
illustrate Stata's capabilities. Clicking on the link Example datasets
installed with Stata will bring up a list of datasets used as examples.
You can then select one of these datasets to load or click on the
“describe” link to see a description of the dataset, which will appear
in the Results area of the Main window. On Windows PCs, after the
Example Datasets… is the Recent Datasets menu item, which does
not appear on a Macintosh.
The Page Setup… item is just that, a command to set page printing
criteria, such as paper size, printer selection, orientation, and scale. It
is not available on Unix or Windows PCs.
Finally, under the File menu is the Print option. On Windows
computers, the Print item appears after the Export menu item. Stata
can print out the contents of the Results area of the Main window,
any Viewer window, and any Do-File Editor window. A submenu
under the Print menu lists the currently available windows for print-
ing. Again expect to see slight differences based on the operating sys-
tem you are using.
Selecting Print for Results or Viewer windows brings up an Output
Settings dialog on a Macintosh, where several parameters can be set
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