Convert mtw minitab files to readable mtp files

Question

I have been given a minitab worksheet file (.mtw), and I would like to open it in R.

Unfortunately, I only know of R's foreign package to open other filetypes, which only includes minitab's portable files (.mtp). Is there a way to open .mtw files, and if not how would I go about converting the file to .mtp?

Answer 1

If you want to convert your mtw worksheet to mtp extension, simply open the mtw file on minitab and from File menu select "Save Current Worksheet As" and save it to mtp extension. It will save it as Text not Encrypted

You would be able then to use foreign