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Re: st: Importing date data


From   Robert A Yaffee <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Importing date data
Date   Sun, 25 Jun 2006 08:15:22 -0400

Nuno,

PS: You might have to add 2000 or 1900 to the variable to get it in the 
form to convert it to a string.  Then use the string function for the
conversion.  Then use the commands I just suggested.

Robert

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----- Original Message -----
From: Nuno Soares <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, June 25, 2006 6:03 am
Subject: st: Importing date data

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have a file that has a variable date using the format YYMMDD, and I
> haven't been able to import it as a date format to Stata. I've been 
> usingthe -infix- command. I don't have any problem to import it as 
> number but
> then I would loose the date information. For instance, I have one
> observation that has 000112, i.e., 2000/01/12 and Stata reads it as 
> 112...If anyone could give a idea of how to solve this issue, I 
> would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Best,
> 
> 
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