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Re: st: Turn off scientific notation


From   Steven Samuels <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Turn off scientific notation
Date   Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:52:03 -0400

Try format %20.10f The "12" in front of the decimal is the total number of digits, including decimal point, I believe, that Stata allocates to the variable. 12-10 =2 -1 for the decimal--you have room for only 1 digit before the decimal and no spaces before that. You simply haven't given the variable enough space.

-Steve
On Aug 20, 2008, at 5:38 PM, Diana Eastman wrote:


Hi all,

I have a variable that needs to be expressed with a high level of
precision. Stata keeps representing the value as 1.871e+09, for example.
I need this number to be formatted as a decimal, preferably with as many
decimal places as possible. I tried using format totppm %12.10f, but
that doesn't do the trick. Is there some way to turn off the use of
scientific notation?

Many thanks in advance.




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