Ok, I figured it out:
gen date2 = date(date, "DM20Y")
Pls ignore last email. The confusing part was that in Stata 10 the
command should be in capital letters for DMY
Thanks!
On 10/3/07, mai mai <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> i am not able to change the format of my data into date format in
> Stata 10. My date variable is in this format which is %9s
> 04-JAN-04
> 13-MAY-04
> 16-MAY-04
> ...
>
> I tried: generate date1=date( date,"DMY")
> but it's not working, I get all missing fields.
>
> I appreciate your help!
>
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