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  • Import text data not delimited

    Dear Stata users,
    I am trying to import .txt data into Stata. The main problem is that my data is not delimited. Using space as a delimiter also does not work because in some variables there are two words or more (ex.: line 6 of my data example). Here is an example of my data:

    Code_du_département Libellé_de_département Code_Insee_de_la_commune Libellé_de_la_commune Population_de_la_commune Nom_de_lélu Prénom_de_lélu Code_sexe Date_de_naissance
    01 AIN 001 L'Abergement-Clémenciat 780 BOULON Daniel M 4/3/1951
    01 AIN 002 L'Abergement-de-Varey 234 GONNAND Robert M 28/2/1929
    01 AIN 004 Ambérieu-en-Bugey 13839 EXPOSITO Josiane F 3/3/1943
    01 AIN 005 Ambérieux-en-Dombes 1600 PERNET Pierre M 29/7/1961
    02 AISNE 774 Vendelles 109 PRUVOST Stéphane M 28/6/1976
    05 HAUTES ALPES 071 Lardier-et-Valença 304 COSTORIER Rémi M 11/10/1959

    Could anyone advice me how should I code, to be able to import my data? I am using Stata 16.

  • #2
    It is extremely unusual for data to be presented with no delimiter.

    It is common for data to be presented with a "tab" character as the delimiter, and that tab character may not be visible when you view the file in a text editor.

    If you are using the import delimited command, try adding the option
    Code:
    delimiters("\t")
    and see if that solves the problem. If you are using Stata's menus and dialog boxes, you should choose "Tab" from the "Delimiters" drop-down in the "Import delimited text data" dialog box. If you have yet to try either, I'd suggest starting with the menu and dialog box because it makes experimentation easier.

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    • #3
      It solved the problem, and so simple. Thank you so much!

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