Sorry, you can't do it directly.
However, you can create a string version of your dates,
edit those, then reconvert to Stata date format:
Assuming your date variable is called "date"...
gen dates = string(day(date)) + "/" + string(month(date)) + "/" + string(year(date))
<edit dates in the data editor spreadsheet>
gen tempdate = date(dates,"dmy")
replace date=tempdate
drop dates tempdate
I'd create the new numeric (Stata) date as "tempdate" so you can check it before
replacing the old "date" and so you don't lose your labeling, location, etc. for "date".
Of course, you can create the string date (dates) in any format you prefer.
Just change the later tempdate generation to match.
Tom
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> Dear people:
> please, is there a way to edit (to correct) dates directly in
> the edit
> spreadsheet, using the writen dates instead of the elapsed days?
> Correcting a few dates using _replace_ is OK, but for too many it is
> annoying.
> Thank for the help and good 2007.
> Jos� Maria
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