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| From | Michael Eisenberg <meisenberg713@gmail.com> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | st: database manipulation |
| Date | Thu, 7 Oct 2010 15:40:02 -0500 |
Colleagues, I have what I hope are a few simple questions regarding a fragmented database I'm trying to manipulate in stata. 1. Is there a way to convert the following date format (1/1/1975) into a date form that stata will recognize? 2. Is it possible to separate a single string field separated by commas into 2 separate fields (i.e. Dallas, TX into Dallas in one field and TX in another)? What about if a space was between the two fields (i.e. Dallas TX into two fields - one with Dallas and the other with TX)? Thank you in advance. Mike * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/