[Robert Picard]

I just skimmed the thread but just in case this detail was missed while pursuing inconsistencies between stored values and displayed values, a numeric variable of type double is assigned a display format that will not necessarily show the full decimal representation of the stored number (within the limits of the storage type precision). Using the consistent example in #5:

* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex
clear
input double x
82.2434248291
end

describe
list

format %9.0g x
list

format %14.0g x
list

and the results

. describe

Contains data
  obs:             1                          
 vars:             1                          
 size:             8                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              storage   display    value
variable name   type    format     label      variable label
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
x               double  %10.0g                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorted by: 
     Note: Dataset has changed since last saved.

. list

     +-----------+
     |         x |
     |-----------|
  1. | 82.243425 |
     +-----------+

. 
. format %9.0g x

. list

     +----------+
     |        x |
     |----------|
  1. | 82.24342 |
     +----------+

. 
. format %14.0g x

. list

     +---------------+
     |             x |
     |---------------|
  1. | 82.2434248291 |
     +---------------+

Note that the data editor/browser will use the display format so the number displayed will be the same as the one that is shown in the top field.

[William Lisowski]

Robert -

You may have skimmed too rapidly. Nick and I see the problem stated in for example post #5, and this is not amenable to your solution.

I still have an issue that the figure is displayed in the data editor as 82.24342. but when I point the cusor to this cell the figure is fully displayed on the tool bar on top a 82.2434248291. I want the figure to be displayed in full in both the data editor and tool bar with commas 822,434,248,291.

[Robert Picard]

Indeed, I did not read the last sentence you quoted. Very puzzling request!