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Re: st: Reading multiple .csvs from a folder
From
Matthew White <[email protected]>
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Subject
Re: st: Reading multiple .csvs from a folder
Date
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:12:33 -0500
Let's say the directory that contains the .csv files is stored in the
local `directory'. This will store all .csv files in `directory' in
the local `csvs':
local csvs : dir "`directory'" files "*.csv"
See -help extended_fcn- for more details. If you want to apply a regex
filter, I think you'll have to loop through the files in `csvs'
individually.
Best,
Matt
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Vianney <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello collective wisdom,
>
> I was wondering if STATA has a means of reading all .csvs (or similar
> formats) from within a designated folder.
>
> Namely, instead of having to designate specific .csv *filenames*, I'd
> like to be able to designate a *folder* (and potentially apply a regex
> or regex-like filter for choosing specific .csvs from within said
> folder).
>
> I am essentially looking for the STATA equivalent of Python's GLOB [
> http://docs.python.org/library/glob.html ;]
>
> Many thanks for your insights!
>
> Best regards,
> Vianney
>
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