Brian Sala
>
> I want to output a rectangular data set to a text file,
> just compact lines of digits. I.e., the inverse of "infix" with a
dictionary
> containing format statements.
>
> so I want the data to look like this
>
> 123456789123456789...
> 123456789123456789...
> 123456789123456789...
> .
> .
> .
>
> Can this be done without having to convert byte variables
> to string and
> using the runtogether option?
>
I am not clear what the objection is to string conversion.
However, I don't know an alternative other than -file-.
Note that
. egen everything = concat(varlist)
is one easy way to pack a bundle of byte variables into
a single string variable, subject to the limit on string
variables in your Stata, after which
. outfile everything using ... , runtogether
Nick
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