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About Importing Data to JMP
You can import many file formats into JMP and save them as data tables. JMP opens many files by default. The file formats which JMP does not support by default require specific Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers.
The Following File Formats Are Supported by Default:
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Comma-separated (.csv)
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.dat files that consist of text
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ESRI shapefiles (.shp)
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Flow Cytometry versions 2.0 and 3.0 (.fcs)
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HTML (.htm, .html)
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MATLAB (.m, .M)
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Microsoft Excel 1997 through 2011 (.xls, .xlsx on Macintosh)
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Microsoft Excel 2007 through 2013 (*.xlsx, *.xlsm on Windows)
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Minitab Portable Worksheet (.mtp)
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Plain text (.txt)
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R (.r)
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SAS transport (.xpt, .stx)
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SAS versions 7 through 9 on Macintosh (.sas7bdat)
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SAS versions 7 through 9 on Windows (.sas7bdat, .sas7bxat)
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SPSS files (.sav)
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Tab-separated (.tsv)
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Teradata database (.trd)
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Triple-S (.sss, .xml)1
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xBase data files (.dbf)
Notes on SAS Support:
On both Windows and Macintosh, you can open SAS data sets directly through the File > Open command. See Import SAS Data Sets for details.
Another option is connecting to a SAS server by selecting File > SAS > Browse Data. See Open SAS Data Sets through a SAS Server for details.
The Following Files Require ODBC Drivers:
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Database (dBASE) (.dbf, .ndx, .mdx) is supported with a V3+ compliant ODBC driver.
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Microsoft Access Database (.mdb) is supported with a V3+ compliant ODBC driver.
See Import Data from a Database for details for working with databases.
Your computer’s available memory affects data import. Very large files might load slowly or not at all. Consider splitting up large files before importing them. In JMP, you can then join or concatenate the tables. For more information, see Concatenate Data Tables in Reshape Data and Join Data Tables in Reshape Data.
Note: You can open R code (.R) and SAS program files (.sas) in JMP, but the text opens in a Script window, not in a data table.
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On Macintosh, rename the .xml file as an .sss file before you open it. The Macintosh operating system does not recognize the .xml file as a Triple-S file.