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Re: st: AW: Adding rows to datasheet
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Eric Booth <[email protected]>
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Re: st: AW: Adding rows to datasheet
Date
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:25:40 -0500
>
Sripal:
I tried your example and it works for me--I can copy/paste into excel and back into Stata and it doesnt replace the variable names.
What version of Stata do you have? (I'm curious whether previous versions of Stata behave differently)
~ Eric
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Eric A. Booth
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Texas A&M University
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On Mar 23, 2010, at 3:17 PM, Sripal Kumar wrote:
> Aha. I see why you can do it and I cant. Before that, yes--by header
> I meant the variable information and not the observation.
>
> I tried to do what you did and it works well. But then I realized
> thats because you used all numeric variables only. Pls try this
>
> 1. First observation in data editor of stata---Bell 2009 45 prospective
> 2. Type: stata 2010 100 retrospective --into excel and see if you
> can paste it back into stata
>
> When I tried to do this, it replaces the variable information with the
> new row you paste.
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Stata doesn't have "headers". I don't know what you mean here, the first
>> observation or the variable information shown in the Editor.
>>
>> I don't usually add extra rows -- Stata terminology is observations --by
>> copy and paste, but I just tried it from an application called MS Excel
>> which I found on my Windows machine.
>>
>> 1. Typed one observation with 1 2 3 into Stata Editor.
>>
>> 2. Typed one row with 3 4 5 into said MS Excel.
>>
>> 3. Copied that row and pasted it into new row in Editor. Worked fine.
>>
>> No need for anything by way of -set obs-, which by the way I am sure I
>> didn't invent!
>>
>> Nick
>> [email protected]
>>
>> Sripal Kumar
>>
>> Tried set obs `=_N+1'. It does create an extra row but when I use the
>> editor to paste into it, nothing pastes into that row. It goes to
>> replace the header!!!
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Cohen, Elan <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Have you tried increasing the number of observations first, then
>> pasting your variables?
>>>
>>> For instance, if you'd like to add one row, first type:
>>>
>>> set obs `=_N+1'
>>>
>>> then try pasting your data into the editor window.
>>
>>
>>
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