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STRDATE: Stata module to replace string date variables with numeric date variables with the same names

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  • Roger Newson

    (National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London)

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Stata

Abstract

strdate replaces a list of string date variables with a list of Stata numeric date variables having the same names, the same positions in the data set order, and the same variable labels (if present). The conversion is carried out using the Stata date() function. strdate is used when the user has input a generic ASCII data file produced by a spreadsheet, using the infile command, and the data file includes character-format date variables. The infile command converts these to string variables. The strdate command converts these to numeric date variables with the same names, dropping the old string variables. This saves the user the trouble of converting the variables one by one, inventing new names, and worrying about the order of variables in the data. The program strdate is written in Stata Version 7.

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  • Roger Newson, 2001. "STRDATE: Stata module to replace string date variables with numeric date variables with the same names," Statistical Software Components S417002, Boston College Department of Economics, revised 23 Jul 2002.
    • Handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:s417002
    Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install strdate". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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