Re: st: Adding borders and gridlines to tables using -rtfutil-

["Roger B. Newson" <r.newson@imperial.ac.uk>]

I would tend to second Nick's advice about keeping tables as simple as 
possible, and not having too many lines. However, if you want to add 
such lines, then the answer probably involves using the -cdadd()- and 
-cdadd()- options of -rtfrstyle-. How exactly to do this is probably an 
RTF query, rather than a Stata query. The quick reference for RTF that I 
use is Burke (2003), and Sean Burke's web page, as recommended in the 
online help for -rtfutil-. However, the definitive Microsoft 
specification of RTF can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=10725

I hope this helps.

Best wishes

Roger

References

Burke S. M.  2003.  RTF Pocket Guide.  Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & 
Associates Inc.  Download more information from Sean Burke's RTF web page at
http://search.cpan.org/~sburke/RTF-Writer/lib/RTF/Cookbook.pod


Roger B Newson BSc MSc DPhil
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On 26/03/2012 15:34, Nick Cox wrote:
> My general tip is just don't do this! See e.g. Ehrenberg, A.S.C. 1975.
> Data reduction. London: Wiley for advice on keeping tables as simple
> as possible.
>
> Nick
>
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Souradet Shaw<umshaw@cc.umanitoba.ca>  wrote:
>
> > I am using Stata/MP V.11.2 (64 bit) to produce RTF tables using Roger
> > Newson's excellent -rtfutil- program (the April 13, 2010 version). Using the
> > examples included in the help file, I have been able to add borders to the
> > top of the table, but i am wondering if folks would have any general tips as
> > to how to add: 1) border(s) to the bottom of a table; and 2) how to specify
> > adding row/column lines (i.e., gridlines) within the body of a table. Any
> > help will be much appreciated.
> >
> > Apologies if a documented solution exists; I have searched the archives for
> > an answer and have not found one.
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