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> I should have elaborated my problem in more details. I
> know there's a date() function. But my variable is in
> the "yyyymmdd" string form, without any seperating
> simpols between year, month and date, so date() will
> produce all missing variables if ever convert.
> So should I try to convert this into a numerical
> variable and then manipulate in a complex way to
> extract the correct date information?
. search date
points you to
FAQ . Handling date information when numbers are in a continuous
sequence
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.
Reichel
2/03 How do I convert date variables into Stata elapsed
dates when the numbers run together, like 4151999?
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/dateseq.html
which in turn points you to a program for this problem
-todate- on SSC.
Nick
[email protected]
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