Last
Updated
04 Apr 2005
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Four
steps to convert Epi Info data to Stata format
First
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Save the epi2dct.exe program in the same directory as Stata (i.e., C:\Stata8).
Unpack the compressed epi2dct.exe file by using Winzip or some
other zip program
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Assume your Epi Info data file is named epi1.rec
(DOS version of Epi Info). Your
intention is to convert epi1.rec
to epi1.dta
(a
Stata file). Note: the file name
(i.e., the portion before the extension [epi1]) cannot be longer than 8 letters
or numbers, and there can be no spaces.
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If your Epi Info file is named epi1.mdb
(the Windows version of Epi Info), then you will first need to convert it to
epi1.rec. To do so, use the Write (Export)
command of Epi Info (Windows), setting Output Formats to EPI6, and
listing the file name as epi1.rec.
Second
- Go to the MS-DOS prompt in the Windows Start
menu. If Windows XP, the prompt is in the Accessories section
of the All Programs menu as
 .
- Enter the following, assuming that both epi2dct.exe
and epi1.rec are in the Stata directory:
cd\Stata8 followed by
[enter]
C:>\Stata8\epi2dct
epi1.rec epi1.dct
Third
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Move the file to c:\Stata8\data\ (the subdirectory
where the Stata program looks for new data)
- To read the data from
the Stata windows, enter:
infile
using epi1.dct
or
if epi1.dct in
another directory, enter:
infile using c:/Stata8/directory
where file is located/ epi1.dct
Fourth
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Save the data which were loaded into Stata as epi1.dta
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