Hi Richard, Acouple of years ago I hot linked SPSS to Maptitude using the other ODBC file based data source (like excel or SPSS or word). Go to the windows control panel (XP or earlier) --> select administrative tools --> select Data Sources (ODBC). This opens up the ODBC Data Source Administratorwindow. Add your SAS as a new ODBC driver (SAS may provide the details in their manual or just visit a SAS ODBC forum).
Let me know if you succeed. Rudy. On 4/2/07, Dick Hoskins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1. It would be very handy to be able to have a stat package connected to Maptitude. This means that I could statistical procedures using what appears in the dataview and anything linked to it. For example I could make a map, do some GIS things and then use SAS to do some SAS things to work with the dataview. I might carry out a regression which would result in SAS output, or create some variables in SAS that would appear in the dataview for mapping, or link some other data created or imported into SAS with the dataview. Right now I yo-yo back and forth exporting DBF files from Maptitude and then importing in SAS, or vice versa. The Dimitri discussion reminded me of this ... shouldn't I be able to use Maptitude's hooking up to some database or other to do this? Clearly I am demonstrating how little I know about this ... but how would I do it? Seems I should be able to get close to replicating what I describe above. Another choice for a stat package would be "R" which has strong spatial analysis routines (and R is open source and a superb, totally first class effort effort) http://www.r-project.org/ It is object oriented and its "guts" are available for the asking for development. The graphics features alone would be worth the effort of a direct connection to Maptitude. Any ideas? thanks Dick Hoskins WA State Dept of Health
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