Re: st: Adding rows to datasheet

[Sripal Kumar <sripalkumar@gmail.com>]

I tried that.  It works in the example you have give since the command
***replace make="Made up" in l** replaces the first column make with
made up.

If I have to replicate that I will have to use each header from a
database of 25 variables and say replace author with-- etc.  Isnt
there a simpler way?



On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Philipp Rehm <philipp.rehm@gmx.de> wrote:
> .
> How about something like this:
>
> sysuse auto, clear
> set obs `=_N+1'
> replace make="Made up" in l
>
> I've learned this from one of Nick Cox' posts, some years (?) ago.
>
> HTH,
> Ph
>
> On 3/23/2010 9:48 AM, Sripal Kumar wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This might seem like a no brainer to some of you.  I frequently run
>> into the trouble where I need to add rows to a previous stata
>> datasheet.  When I copy rows from excel and try to add to an existing
>> stata datasheet, it seem to wipe off the header and replace it with
>> the the newly added first row.  This happens even though I am adding
>> data to say the 20th row.  The newly inserted row will always replace
>> the header.  What am I doing wrong here?
>>
>> To explain it a bit better:  My header in stata reads--no. of
>> patients, dead etc.  If I add an extra row from excel which has say
>> 2345 and 2...this row deletes the header and the header will now read
>> as 2345 and 2 instead of no. of patients, dead.
>> thanks,
>> Sripal.
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