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by Creditevent
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:18 pm
Forum: Data Manipulation
Topic: Convert date format
Replies: 5
Views: 10537

Re: Convert date format

Thanks. In the attached file you see the variable "yearmon" e.g. "200101" - but Eviews reads "200101" not as "year 2001 and January" but something way different. Can you help me having Eviews reading "200101" as "2001 and January"? Thank yo...
by Creditevent
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:15 pm
Forum: Data Manipulation
Topic: Convert date format
Replies: 5
Views: 10537

Re: Convert date format

Thank you for looking at the issue. I will try be more clear. I want to tell Eviews that my the variable "YR" is a date (not a number). I was trying to do that in "properties" -> "period" and "date format = YYYYMon". However Eviews reads 200101 as "0549F...
by Creditevent
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:07 pm
Forum: Data Manipulation
Topic: Convert date format
Replies: 5
Views: 10537

Re: Convert date format

Thank you for looking at the issue. I will try be more clear. I want to tell Eviews that my the variable "YR" is a date (not a number). I was trying to do that in "properties" -> "period" and "date format = YYYYMon". However Eviews reads 200101 as "0549Fe...
by Creditevent
Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:48 pm
Forum: Data Manipulation
Topic: Import several xls or csv files
Replies: 12
Views: 17101

Re: Import several xls or csv files

Thank you for the answer. If I just import each seperately and use "proc" "append to current page" -> do you know whether Eviews then keeps the right structure in the data? In EViews 6 your options are quite limited. However you could write a program that will read in the 30 file...
by Creditevent
Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:37 pm
Forum: Data Manipulation
Topic: Convert date format
Replies: 5
Views: 10537

Convert date format

Can anyone help me converting a text format (like 200101) into a date format (YYYYMM). It is possible in Excel with the command: "Datevalue". The problem in Eviews is that if am just using "properties - period - date format: YYYY:MM" it is not reading the month and year correctly.
by Creditevent
Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:29 pm
Forum: Data Manipulation
Topic: Import several xls or csv files
Replies: 12
Views: 17101

Import several xls or csv files

Eviews 6: I would like to import several (30) xls or csv files into Eviews (each having one work sheet). The variables in the xls or csv data files are the same. I would like data in one large Eviews work file. Alternatively, is it easier if I combine the many xls files into one file with serveral w...

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