Eric Uslaner wrote:
I've been trying to convert seven numbers to dates (without having done this
before). I've read the help, the manual, and several tutorials and I can't
get past the obscure language so that I can create a variable that I can use
on the LHS of a graph hbar command.
I have created new variables for month and year (and even a fake one for
day). All I want is a date variable that will be sorted in this order:
October2000
April2001
October2001
April2002
October2002
April2003
October 2003
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The do-file below will get you the dates. See the FAQ at
www.stata.com/support/faqs/graphics/nicedate.html for axis labeling.
Joseph Coveney
clear *
set more off
set obs 7
generate str month = "October" if mod(_n, 2)
replace month = "April" if missing(month)
generate int year = month == "April"
replace year = sum(year)
replace year = year + 2000
generate int date = date(string(year) + " " + month + " 01", "YMD")
format date %tdm-CY
list, clean
generate byte x = _n
graph hbar (asis) date, over(x)
exit
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