st: inputting string variables in comma-separated files

[Rebecca Kalmus <kalmus@fas.harvard.edu>]

Dear Stata users,

When inputting a comma-separated file using infile or insheet, how can I
force Stata to read a variable as string?  I have a variable that Stata
automatically reads as numeric, but contains leading zeros that are lost
when read as numberic.  I'd like to force Stata to read this variable as
string instead.

Thanks,

Rebecca Kalmus
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