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From | Abu Camara <abucamara@gmail.com> |
To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
Subject | Re: st: destring command |
Date | Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:40:00 +0300 |
Nick, Thanks the command has now worked with force option added. destring v13, gen(yr1983) ignore(, n/a ) force Abu On 24 September 2011 13:27, Abu Camara <abucamara@gmail.com> wrote: > Nick, > > Many thanks. > I applied your suggestion but this is the error I keep getting. > > . destring v13, gen(yr1983) ignore(, n/a ) > v13 contains characters not specified in ignore(); no generate > Abu. > > On 24 September 2011 12:20, Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> wrote: >> The problem is not in using -ignore()-. You are asking -destring- to >> ignore a character you want. So, don't do that. >> >> From your evidence, you need -ignore(, n/a)- >> >> Nick >> >> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Abu Camara <abucamara@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Nick, >>> >>> Without the ignore option destring won't work for these string variables. >>> It has worked for me in cases where (--) does not exist. >>> Abu. >>> >>> v13 >>> n/a >>> n/a >>> n/a >>> n/a >>> n/a >>> 2,605.11 >>> -1.388 >>> -3.301 >>> n/a >>> n/a >>> >>> >>> On 24 September 2011 12:02, Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Your problem is self-inflicted. As you are instructing -destring- to >>>> ignore "-", all negative signs are stripped. >>>> >>>> Nick >>>> >>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Abu Camara <abucamara@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am trying the following command to destring variables in the >>>>> IMF weo data just released. I imported it to Stata but all variables >>>>> become string. >>>>> When I use Stata's destring command, values that are negative becomes >>>>> positive,i.e lose the negative sign. >>>>> Any help would be appreciated. A loop to do this task at once will >>>>> also be appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Command: destring v13, gen(yr1983) ignore(, n/a -- ) >> >> * >> * For searches and help try: >> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search >> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq >> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ >> > > > > -- > Best Wishes, > > Abu Camara > -- Best Wishes, Abu Camara * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/