How can i convert a *.dsv file into a *.dta file?

[Ignacio Ibarra]

Hi

I would like to work with a dataset of the recent president's election in Argentina. But I couldn't open it with Stata, because it's a *.dsv file. Any advice? The only software I know is Stata

Regards

[Leonardo Guizzetti]

It's impossible to say without knowing the format of how data are stored in a DSV file. Surely this information is posted wherever you downloaded the dataset from. Perhaps if you post this information you may recieved some useful advice.

[Richard Williams]

The .dsv extension seems to get used by more than one type of file. You can try this:

https://codeyarns.com/2011/08/17/exc...d-values-file/

[Walter Exequiel]

Hi! I'm trying to it, too.
Just import the dsv file like delimited text data and separate it with a "|" (obviously choose "personalize"). That doesn't work out all the issues but it was useful for me.

[Phil Bromiley]

Even if you really don't know Excel, you might be able to read the data in excel and then save it as csv or and excel file.