SEER*Prep 2.3.0
Released September 2004

The SEER*Prep software converts ASCII text data files to the SEER*Stat database format, allowing you to analyze your cancer data using SEER*Stat. SEER*Prep performs two main functions:  it converts text data to the specific binary format required by SEER*Stat, and it creates the SEER*Stat data dictionary. SEER*Stat 5.2 or later is required to analyze any database generated with SEER*Prep 2.3.0. If you are a new SEER*Prep user, see How to use SEER*Prep to Create a Database.

Download the latest version of SEER*Prep, version 2.3, released September 29, 2004. The readme.txt distributed with the software includes a description of the revisions made for this release.

Supported File Formats

SEER*Prep can be used to convert incidence, mortality, expected survival, and standard population data stored in one of the formats listed below. The Input File Formats section contains more specific information about these file formats and general rules that must be followed when creating input data files.

Incidence:

• NAACCR 10.1 - 1946 Byte Format
• NAACCR 9.1 - 1525 Byte Format
• SEER - 250 Byte Format

Mortality:

• Mortality - 58 Byte Format

Auxillary Data:

• Expected Survival - 29 Byte Format
• Standard Populations - 11 Byte Format

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