File Type Import
Select the format of the file you wish to import. In addition to ASCII and Formatted ASCII (FASCII) data file types, you can select from the following file types to import into S-PLUS:
ASCII
ASCII text. File suffix: txt, csv, asc.
DBASE
dBase or other xBase file. File suffix: dbf.
EXCEL
Microsoft Excel worksheet file (Version 4 or earlier). File suffix: xls.
Microsoft Excel worksheet file (Version 2007). File suffix: xlsx.
FASCII
Formatted ASCII text file. File suffix: fix.
GAUSS
Aptech Gauss data file. File suffix: dat.
GAUSS96
Aptech Gauss data file from Unix. File suffix: dat.
INFORMIX
Informix database connection. No file argument should be specified. (This option not available on Linux.)
LOTUS
Lotus 123 worksheet file. Extensions: wk* or wr*.
MATLAB
Matlab file (must be Version 4 or earlier and contain a single matrix). File suffix: mat.
ORACLE
Oracle database connection. No file argument should be specified. (This option not available on Linux.)
QUATTRO
Quattro-Pro worksheet file. File suffix: wq* or wb*.
SAS
SAS data file from Windows or OS/2. File suffix: sd2.
SAS1
SAS data file from HP, IBM or Sun Unix. File suffix: ssd01.
SAS4
SAS data file from Digital Unix. File suffix: ssd04.
SAS_TPT
SAS transport file. File suffix: tpt or xpt.
SPSS
SPSS data file. File suffix: sav.
SPSSP
SPSS portable data file. File suffix: por.
STATA
Stata data file. File suffix: dta.
SYBASE
Sybase database connection. No file argument should be specified. (This option not available on Linux.)
SYSTAT
Systat data file. File suffix: sys.