Re: st: [Stata 12] Issue with -export excel-

[Eric Booth <ebooth@ppri.tamu.edu>]

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I think I've figured out the _1st question in my previous post.  I used -cf- to compare the files created by -input- and the snippet of my original data (stored in my DB).  -cf- revealed that the 'remarks' variable was different for the first observation.  I pasted the first obs from each dataset into a text editor and they looked the same to me, but then I used -charlist- from SSC to look at the ascii for obs 1 in each dataset.  In the original, raw dataset, there was the invisible ascii char 20.  By removing it from 'remarks' via:

replace remarks = subinstr(remarks, "`=char(20)'", "", .)

I was able to -export excel- without issue.

I still haven't come up with anything for my second 2 questions in my previous post.

- Eric
On Jul 27, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Eric Booth wrote:

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> I'm working with a fresh install of Stata 12 MP on OSX 10.7 and have encountered a couple of issues:
> 
> __1. I tried to use -export excel- to export some data from my stata dataset, but when I tried to open the spreadsheet, Excel displayed an error saying the data was "unreadable" and needed repair.  I clicked the repair button and it said that it could not repaired and some data was lost (All but the numeric data).    
> 
> To create an example, I pasted the dataset to a do file for an -input- command.  -input-ing the data and -export excel- works for this example from a do-file.  The example code below uses -export excel- with the data from the -input- example as well as the original data (downloaded from my dropbox).  
> 

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> 
> *******************!
> clear
> inp   id	str9 causeno	str19 date	str244 remarks	
> 48422	"16285-E"	"2001-07-19 00:00:00"	"CASE INFORMATION SHEET"	
> 48423	"16285-E"	"2001-08-07 00:00:00"	"PROMISE PLEA FOR 09.12.01"	
> 48424	"16285-E"	"2002-01-03 00:00:00"	"PROMISE PLEA FOR 01.23.02"	
> 48425	"16285-E"	"2002-01-24 00:00:00"	"NISI - ALIAS ISSUED(04.03.02 RTD)"	
> 48426	"16285-E"	"2002-01-24 00:00:00"	"JUDGEMENT OF NISI"	
> 48427	"16285-E"	"2002-04-01 00:00:00"	"WAIVER, ATTORNEY, JURY TRIAL, AND OTHER RIGHTS"	
> 48428	"16285-E"	"2002-04-01 00:00:00"	"DL SUSPENSION ORDER FOR 90"	
> 48429	"16285-E"	"2002-04-01 00:00:00"	"RANGE OF PUNISHMENT"	
> 48430	"16285-E"	"2002-04-01 00:00:00"	"PLED GUILTY 300.00 + 287.25, (50.00 CRD), 4 JAIL"	
> 48431	"16285-E"	"2002-04-02 00:00:00"	"CRIMINAL HISTORY REPORT TO DPS"	
> 48432	"16285-E"	"2002-04-02 00:00:00"	"CONVICTION NOTICE TO DPS"	
> 48433	"17215-E"	"2001-10-01 00:00:00"	"COMPLAINT/AFFIDAVIT"	
> 48434	"17215-E"	"2001-10-01 00:00:00"	"INFORMATION"	
> 48435	"17215-E"	"2001-10-01 00:00:00"	"STATE READY"	
> 48436	"18145-E"	"2002-01-14 00:00:00"	"COMPLAINT/AFFIDAVIT"	
> 48437	"18145-E"	"2002-01-14 00:00:00"	"INFORMATION"	
> 48438	"18145-E"	"2002-01-14 00:00:00"	"STATE READY"	
> 48439	"18145-E"	"2002-01-16 00:00:00"	"REQUEST FOR COUNSEL - PUBLIC DEFENDER APPOINTED."	
> 48440	"18145-E"	"2002-01-22 00:00:00"	"1500 BOND BY FREEDOM - 01.15.02"	
> 48441	"18145-E"	"2002-01-28 00:00:00"	"POSTCARD MAILED(02.01.02 RTD)"	
> 48442	"18145-E"	"2002-02-11 00:00:00"	"PLED GUILTY 300.00 + 242.25, (542.25 CRD), 28 JAIL"	
> end   
> 
> **From input statement:  
> export excel * using  "frominput.xlsx", replace sheet("one") cell(A2)
> 
> **From .dta:
> u "http://dl.dropbox.com/u/428249/testdata.dta";, clear
> export excel * using  "fromdta.xlsx", replace sheet("one") cell(A2)
> 
> 
> *****************
> *****************
> 
> **opens the files:
> foreach file in input dta {
> if "`c(os)'" == "MacOSX"	{
> 	!open "from`file'.xlsx"
> 	}
> 	}
> 	
> **gives an error:
> foreach file in input dta {
> if "`c(os)'" == "MacOSX"	!open "from`file'.xlsx"
> 	}
> 	**error:  "unrecognized command:  "frominput.xlsx invalid command name"
> **********************!
> 
> - Eric
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