on 11/05/2004 17:29, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote:
> I keep trying to import data (csv file) that are all numbers, but STATA reads
> some of them as string. How do I get STATA to read it properly?
First check that there isn't something in there (such as a space) that is
not visible but nonnumeric. Try -destring- , which will fail if it
encounters nonnumerics.
Ronan M Conroy ([email protected])
Lecturer in Biostatistics
Royal College of Surgeons
Dublin 2, Ireland
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