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Re: st: How to convert exponential format into numeric values in stata
From
Richard Goldstein <[email protected]>
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Re: st: How to convert exponential format into numeric values in stata
Date
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:38:26 -0500
when you use stat/transfer, go to the "variables" window and make this
variable a string variable
Rich
On 2/28/11 4:26 PM, Indu Khurana wrote:
> Hi Statlisters,
>
> I am trying to convert some 5000 ids like:
> 129728016047866
> 160544769097502
>
> into stata. This id file is in excel. When i used stat transfer to
> export it into stata, it generated this in stata file:
> 1.297e+14
> 1.605e+14
>
> How can I have the same id number in stata directly from excel or
> convert exponential format into numeric values when data is in stata
> ??
>
> thanks!!
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