RE: st: AW: Adding rows to datasheet

["Martin Weiss" <martin.weiss1@gmx.de>]

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"1.  First observation in data editor of stata---Bell  2009 45  prospective
2.  Type:  stata 2010 100 retrospective --into excel and see if you
can paste it back into stata"



Yes, with this example, you are fully vindicated. Stata 10.1 does indeed
make the second row of data the variable names (which you called "header").
Stata 11 handles the same problem much more elegantly, and leaves the names
alone...


HTH
Martin


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
[mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Sripal Kumar
Sent: Dienstag, 23. März 2010 21:18
To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Subject: Re: st: AW: Adding rows to datasheet

Aha.  I see why you can do it and I cant.  Before that, yes--by header
I meant the variable information and not the observation.

I tried to do what you did and it works well.  But then I realized
thats because you used all numeric variables only.  Pls try this

1.  First observation in data editor of stata---Bell  2009 45  prospective
2.  Type:  stata 2010 100 retrospective --into excel and see if you
can paste it back into stata

When I tried to do this, it replaces the variable information with the
new row you paste.


On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Nick Cox <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk> wrote:
> Stata doesn't have "headers". I don't know what you mean here, the first
> observation or the variable information shown in the Editor.
>
> I don't usually add extra rows -- Stata terminology is observations --by
> copy and paste, but I just tried it from an application called MS Excel
> which I found on my Windows machine.
>
> 1. Typed one observation with 1 2 3 into Stata Editor.
>
> 2. Typed one row with 3 4 5 into said MS Excel.
>
> 3. Copied that row and pasted it into new row in Editor. Worked fine.
>
> No need for anything by way of -set obs-, which by the way I am sure I
> didn't invent!
>
> Nick
> n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk
>
> Sripal Kumar
>
> Tried set obs `=_N+1'.  It does create an extra row but when I use the
> editor to paste into it, nothing pastes into that row. It goes to
> replace the header!!!
>
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Cohen, Elan <cohened@upmc.edu> wrote:
>> Have you tried increasing the number of observations first, then
> pasting your variables?
>>
>> For instance, if you'd like to add one row, first type:
>>
>> set obs `=_N+1'
>>
>> then try pasting your data into the editor window.
>
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