How can I read/convert SAS Gov't Data files on a MAC?

sas file-conversion
MikeN picture MikeN · Oct 12, 2009 · Viewed 8.1k times · Source

There are gov't data files: http://www.cdc.gov/EpiInfo/

Available in this weird SAS format. How can I convert them into XML/CSV, something much simpler that can be read by scripts/etc.???

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user188642 picture user188642 · Oct 12, 2009

Are the data in the SAS XPORT (.xpt) or .sas7bdat format?

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