st: Re: name of day of week

[Christopher Baum <baum@bc.edu>]

No, tsmktim is not the answer. But there is a dow() function:

sysuse sp500,clear
g dayofweek = dow(date)
forv i=0/6 {
	local w: word `=`i'+1' of `c(Weekdays)'
	local wd "`wd' `i' `w'"
}
label def dow `wd'
label val dayofweek dow
l date dayofweek in 1/20


Kit Baum, Boston College Economics and DIW Berlin
http://ideas.repec.org/e/pba1.html
An Introduction to Modern Econometrics Using Stata:
http://www.stata-press.com/books/imeus.html

On Aug 19, 2008, at 9:33 AM, Markus Klemusch wrote:

> Dear Mr. Baum,
>
> I am a german student and I need to know some information about  
> stata because I am using it now to make some calculations for my  
> thesis.
>
> I am searching something in stata giving me the opportunity to  
> create something like calendar days, I mean Monday etc. I already  
> know how to use month(), day() and year(), but I have to identify  
> the name of the day. So, are you aware of any possibilities to do so  
> in stata? Is the stata module mentioned above in the headline a  
> solution to this problem?
>
> Best regards
>
> Markus Klemusch
>
>
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