Re: st: destring command

[Abu Camara <abucamara@gmail.com>]

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 -- )
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Best Wishes,
>
> Abu Camara
>



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