[email protected] wrote:
>
> > I have look at the manual for a long time,and try different variable format,
> > but, it seems not work.
> >
> > Suppose I have a variable with the following numbers:
> >
> > obs1 123456789123456789
> > ......
> >
> > That means, the entry of this variable is a huge number.
> > However, when I ask Stata to list this variable.
> > Stata always return:
> >
> > obs1 1.234..e17 instead of its original format.
and I wrote:
> Take a look at the help concerning
>
> 1) display formats (whelp format)
>
> and
>
> 2) numeric storage types and precision (whelp datatype)
>
> Even if your variable was type double (2 byte storage), you would not
^
> get the 18 digits of precision you desire. You will need to store such
> a number as a string variable to retain all 18 digits.
I hastily wrote "2 byte storage", which should have been "8 byte" for
doubles (floats are 4 bytes).
- Gary
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