File filtering in Stata: Handling complex data formats and navigating log files efficiently

John Eng

doi:10.1177/1536867x0700700106

File filtering in Stata: Handling complex data formats and navigating log files efficiently

John Eng

School of Medicine

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Abstract

A text file filter is a program that converts one text file into another on the basis of a set of rules. For statistical applications, a text file filter can convert data embedded in a complicated text file so that Stata can read and analyze it. A text file filter can also automate the production of more user-friendly output from long Stata log files. The file command lets you use text file filters in Stata. This article reviews some key programming points for successful implementation of such filters.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	98-105
Number of pages	8
Journal	Stata Journal
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867x0700700106
State	Published - 2007

Keywords

Data export
Data import
Dm0027
File
Filtering
HTML
Hyperlink index
Hyperlog
Log
Matchfilter
Navigation
Nullfilter
Text

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Mathematics (miscellaneous)

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