Re: st: Regarding date format and Repeated count

[Marck Bulter <177316mb@student.eur.nl>]

Mr. Arup Kumar Das wrote:
> Dear statalist,
>
> I have following queries
>
> 1. Date Format: My date format is dd-mm-yyyy in the (%16s)and some time
> (%20s). I have used stata transfer to transfer data from excel. How can I
> get the format as 'mm-YY'(Forexample: Mar-07).
>
> 2. Repeated count: If the clients visits the center for same services more
> than one times during a reporting period (month, quarter etc). How can I can
> I calculate
> 	 a. number of individuals visited for same services &
> 	 b. number of visits for the same service.
>
> Looking forward for your suggestion
>
> Regards,
> Arup
>
>
>
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Dear,

As for one, I had the same problem, try this,

generate mmyy=mofd(date)
format mmyy %tm

For information on, mofd: 
http://dss.princeton.edu/online_help/analysis/time_series_data.htm

This wil yield the format you requested.

regards,
Marck






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