SAS FAQ: How do I convert a Stata file with value labels to become SAS files with formats?
You can use Stat/Transfer to convert Stata files with value labels to become SAS files with formats. It requires a small amount of extra work to do this, as described below. For this example, suppose that we have a file called auto.dta and it is stored in c:\carsdata . Step 1. Convert the Stata file to SAS using Stat/Transfer Start up Stat/Transfer. As you see below, on the first screen we picked Stata Version 6 as the input file type, and c:\carsdata\auto.dta as the file to transfer. For the output file we have chosen SAS For Windows/OS2 and we accepted the default name for the output file, c:\carsdata\auto.sd2.
