.. index::
   single: VamToG Program
   single: Vam File
   single: Moving Data from Vam to G7 Banks

*VamToG* -- Creating a *G7* bank From Series in a Vam File
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Like *Vam2Vam*, *VamToG* is a convenient way for getting data from a Vam file, in this case, into a *G7* "ws"-type bank.  The operation of this program is controlled by a configuration file, named VAMTOG.CFG.  Note that *G7* easily can copy data from a Vam bank to a "ws"-type bank, and use of *G7* might prove more convenient.
	
A sample file is shown below. ::
	
	Root name of Vam File; hist
	Root name of destination *G7* bank; imp
	Starting Date for data transfer; 1972
	Ending Date for data transfer; 1994
	Base Year of *G7* databank; 1955
	First period covered; 1
	Maximum number of observations;60
	Data requests ; im ex out def fpi fpe
	
In this particular example, the source Vam file is HIST.VAM and the destination *G* bank is IMP.BNK.  The data from 1972 to 1994 will be transferred.  The *G* bank will have a base year of 1955, starting period of 1, and series vectors of length 60.  The vectors im, ex, out, def, fpi, and fpe will be transferred.