Patricia Vera Rojas wrote:
> I have three numeric variables :
>
> X Y Z
> 5 8 2003
> 10 1 2003
>
> I want to generate a date variable in %d format
>
> X Y Z date
> 5 8 2003 05aug2003
> 10 1 2003 10jan2003
. clear
. input X Y Z
X Y Z
1. 5 8 2003
2. 10 1 2003
3. end
. g edate=mdy(Y,X,Z)
. format edate %d
. l
+---------------------------+
| X Y Z edate |
|---------------------------|
1. | 5 8 2003 05aug2003 |
2. | 10 1 2003 10jan2003 |
+---------------------------+
Take a look at [U] 27 (Commands for dealing with dates) for more on this.
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