How to format the same regressors differently for different models using Stata estout?

[James Gao]

I know that we can format different regressors (the rows of a estout table) of the same model using syntaxes like b(fmt(fmt1, fmt2...)), but how do you format regressors for differently columns (so a regression model) differently? So for example, esttab reg1 reg2 using myfile, how do I format all rows of reg1 differently from those of reg2? Or is estout not the best way of accomplishing this goal? Thanks in advance!

[Andrew Musau]

estout is from SSC (FAQ Advice #12). The order within -format()- corresponds to the ordering of regressors, so what you ask will be inconsistent with what the option is designed for. You may manipulate the estimates' matrices before storing the estimates using erepost, but it just seems too much work if it is a one-time thing.