st: RE: Return data characteristics after describe with replace option

[Joe Canner <jcanner1@jhmi.edu>]

Jeremy,

To see them all:

.char list

To assign a characteristic to a macro:

. local macroname: char _dta[d_filename]

Regards,
Joe Canner
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine


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From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Jeremy Page
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 12:35 PM
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Subject: st: Return data characteristics after describe with replace option

I am using the command -describe- with the replace option to generate a new dataset. The help file indicates that thing such as the filename, date, N and sort order are retained as characteristics. Are these characteristics stored? If so, how do I return them? I have pasted the information from the help file below.

Best,
Jeremy

    In addition, the data contain the following characteristics:

            _dta[d_filename], the name of the file containing the original data.

            _dta[d_filedate], the date and time the file was written.

            _dta[d_N], the number of observations in the original data.

            _dta[d_sortedby], the variables on which the original data were sorted, if any.
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