FLOATTOLONG: Stata module to recast variables from float to long storage type

David Kantor

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: Wherever possible, this changes float variables to long by issuing -recast long-. This is intended as a companion to -compress-, but the emphasis is on the appropriateness of the type rather than the storage space.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.2
Keywords: data type; float; long (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-08-13, Revised 2004-10-21
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install floattolong". 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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