I have a huge confusion with date series.
I would like to have a series of DATES that I can add to my
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write() xx.csv DATES EXPORTVARIABLES
But instead of the date numbers (1999Q1, since I'm at quarterly frequency) I would like to control the date format, hence I cannot simply use the "dates" argument in the write function.
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series dates=@date
supposedly gives me date numbers, but I cannot change the date format on the entire series using @datestr.
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@strdate("dd.mm.yyyy")
doesn't do what I'd like to get either.
Can anyone push me in the right direction here? Thanks a lot!