R: Convert WinBUGS data file to JAGS data file

bugs2jags {coda} | R Documentation

## Convert WinBUGS data file to JAGS data file

### Description

`bugs2jags` converts a WinBUGS data in the format called "S-Plus" (i.e. the format created by the `dput` function) and writes it in `dump` format used by JAGS.

NB WinBUGS stores its arrays in row order. This is different from R and JAGS which both store arrays in column order. This difference is taken into account by `bugs2jags` which will automatically reorder the data in arrays, without changing the dimension.

Not yet available in S-PLUS.

### Usage

    bugs2jags(infile, outfile)

### Arguments

`infile` | name of the input file
`outfile` | name of the output file

### Note

If the input file is saved from WinBUGS, it must be saved in plain text format. The default format for files saved from WinBUGS is a binary compound document format (with extension odc) that cannot be read by bugs2jags.

### Author(s)

Martyn Plummer

### References

Spiegelhalter DJ, Thomas A, Best NG and Lunn D (2003). WinBUGS version 1.4 user manual MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, UK.

### See Also

`dput`, `dump`.

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