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Re: st: Stata 12 issues with .csv files
From
Daniel MacPherson <[email protected]>
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Re: st: Stata 12 issues with .csv files
Date
Thu, 3 Jan 2013 12:23:47 -0500
replace force). It didn't solve my problem. Stata still reported an
error and immediately shut down. A co-worker suggested that I convert
the .csv files into .txt files before I appended the data sets in
Stata. This surprisingly worked!
Unfortunately, I cannot share my data sets with anyone as they contain
confidential information and sharing them would probably result in me
losing my job.
Thanks for your help!
Daniel MacPherson
On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Richard Williams
<[email protected]> wrote:
> At 10:24 PM 1/2/2013, Nick Cox wrote:
>>
>> You say that -recast- doesn't work but don't explain what means
>> precisely. One reason for -recast- not working as you hope with the
>> -homestead- variable could be that the variable is string. -recast-
>> wouldn't cross the string-numeric boundary.
>>
>> I don't think Stata's behaviour on this point varies as between 32 and
>> 64 bit or 11.2 and 12.
>>
>> If you don't get a better answer, I think it's a case of Stata tech
>> support seeing some of these files, unless you can post them somewhere
>> where others can have look.
>
>
> If there is anybody in the world who doesn't have Dropbox yet, I recommend
> getting it. Use a .edu email address if you have one. Its primary benefit is
> online backup, but it is also very good when you want to make some files
> publicly available or to share with selected individuals. It is often much
> easier for me to answer my students' Qs when I have a copy of their data and
> programs. Here is a link to sign up or get more information.
>
> http://db.tt/H8tHl0S
>
> There are other services that offer similar features, but I haven't used
> them.
>
>
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