I find this argument partially persuasive. One of the obvious advantages of
spreadsheet programs is that data manipulation is not as much of a black box
as it is in Stata. Currently working on a large dataset which requires quite
a bit of manipulation, I do know what I am talking about.
For the time being, contend yourself with the wisdom of StataCorp. Having
used Stata for quite some time now, I find that 100% of the time lots of
thought and effort have gone into the minutest details of the software. In
the same vein, there are probably good reasons for the state of affairs with
regard to viewing and manually editing data in Stata. If you want to take a
quick look at your data, try -xmlsave- in conjunction with -winexec <your
favorite spreadsheet editor>-.
Also note that commands like -summarize-, -inspect-, -assert- can help you
evaluate the effects of your editing.
Martin Weiss
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bromiley, Philip
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:44 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: editor does not allow the use of command line
While I understand Nick's objections to allowing one to change data in
both the data editor and via command line commands, do these objections
apply to the data browser?
Sometimes it might be quite convenient to run things (either command
line or in the do-file editor), and see the changes in variables
immediately in the browse window.
Phil
Philip Bromiley
Merage School of Business
University of California, Irvine
(949) 824-6657
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