File write add bracket around number

[Henry Strawforrd]

Hi, I am using file write to output results.

I would like to add brackets around the standard error but it creates space in between the number and the bracket.

Anybody knows why?

Below an example export code

                
file close firstTable1
cap file close firstTable1
file open firstTable1 using "$outp/firstTable.tex", write replace
file write firstTable1 ///
"\begin{tabular}{lcccccc}"                                                                                                                                                                    _n ///
"\toprule"                                                                                                                                                                                              _n ///
" & (1) & (2) & (3) & (4) & (5) \\"                                                                                                                                                         _n ///
" & `v1' & `v2' & `v3' & `v4' & `v5' \\"                                                                                                                                               _n ///
"\midrule"                                                                                                                                                                                    _n ///
" \underline{\textbf{Unconditional}} \\"                                                                                                                                        _n ///
"$ z $ &" %9.3f (b11) " &" %9.3f (b12) " &" %9.3f (b13) " &" %9.3f (b14) " &" %9.3f (b15)                                                     " \\" _n ///
"            & (" %9.3f (se11) ") &" %9.3f (se12) " &" %9.3f (se13) " &" %9.3f (se14) " &" %9.3f (se15)                                        " \\" _n ///
" \addlinespace \\"                                                                                                                                                                        _n ///
" \underline{\textbf{Conditional}} \\"                                                                                                                                             _n ///
"$ z $ &" %9.3f (b21) " &" %9.3f (b22) " &" %9.3f (b23) " &" %9.3f (b24) " &" %9.3f (b25)                                                     " \\" _n ///
"            &" %9.3f (se21) " &" %9.3f (se22) " &" %9.3f (se23) " &" %9.3f (se24) " &" %9.3f (se25)                                           " \\" _n ///
"\midrule"                                                                                                                                                                                       _n ///
"$ F_{unconditional} $ &" %9.3f (f11) " &" %9.3f (f12) " &" %9.3f (f13) " &" %9.3f (f14) " &" %9.3f (f15)           " \\" _n ///
"$ F_{conditional} $ &" %9.3f (f21) " &" %9.3f (f22) " &" %9.3f (f23) " &" %9.3f (f24) " &" %9.3f (f25)     " \\" _n ///
" N & "                                %9.0f (n1) " &" %9.0f (n2) " &" %9.0f (n3) " &" %9.0f (n4) " &" %9.0f (n5)                      " \\" _n ///
"\bottomrule"                                                                                                                                                                      _n ///
"\end{tabular}"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
file close firstTable1

[George Ford]

Probably your format choice.

clear all
sysuse auto, clear
reg  price mpg displacement
di %5.3f r(table)[2,1]
di "[" %5.2f r(table)[2,1] "]"
di  "[" %7.2f r(table)[2,1] "]"