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How do I import multiple Excel sheets into Stata?
Beginning in Stata 12 you can read Excel (. xls and . xlsx) files directly using the import excel command. The sheet() option allows us top specify from which sheet of the spreadsheet we want to read, and by appending the data together, we can read data from multiple sheets.
Can you export Stata to Excel?
Stata: Data Analysis and Statistical Software Stata for Windows, Mac, and Linux can directly import data and export data and results to Microsoft Excel files. Both Excel .
How do I convert an Excel file to DTA?
You just import it to Stata and save it in a temporary file in dta format and then you can merge that temporary file with your dta file. Here is a reproducible example. All you need to do to run this code is to update the folder path in the local in the beginning of the code.
How do I read an Excel file in Stata?
type smauto2.csv For example, Excel or SPSS can read this file. In Excel, you would choose file then open and then for files of type select comma separated file (Excel expects those files to have a . csv extension). You can then click the file and open it in Excel.
How do I export an Excel spreadsheet?
Procedure
- Click File > Export > Microsoft Office > Excel. The Export Excel window opens.
- Select the options that you want to apply to the export. For more information about the export options, click Help in this Export Excel window.
- Click Export. The exported content opens in Microsoft Excel.
How do I save an Excel File as Xlsx?
Save a workbook in another file format
- Open the workbook you want to save.
- Click File > Save As.
- Under Places, pick the place where you want to save the workbook.
- In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the location you want.
- In the Save as type list, click the file format you want.
How do I export Excel to CSV?
Excel spreadsheets and TXT files can accommodate up to 40,000 rows of contacts, or up to 2MB of data.
- In your Excel spreadsheet, click File.
- Click Save As.
- Click Browse to choose where you want to save your file.
- Select “CSV” from the “Save as type” drop-down menu.
- Click Save.
Do I need to update my copy of Stata for putexcel?
We have made some improvements to putexcel in Stata 14.2, so you will want to update your copy of Stata to run the examples below. You may recall that Kevin Crow has written two blog posts about putexcel titled Export tables to Excel and Retaining an Excel cell’s format when using putexcel.
How do I write Stata results to an Excel table?
Many Stata commands return scalars, macros, and matrices. We can write each of these to an Excel table using putexcel. For example, I might wish to write the mean of age to Excel. I can type return list after summarize age to see a list of returned results.
What version of Stata do I need to run Stata examples?
You will need to set your Stata version to 13.1 to run the examples in Kevin’s blog posts. It would be too distracting to list the differences between the putexcel syntax before and after Stata 14.2, so I am only going to show you the syntax as of Stata 14.2. You must set a destination file before you run any other putexcel commands.