Code for inserting currency symbol (Euro) into tabout

[Elizabeth Unger]

The following is an example of my code to produce a table.

tabout before_var using "C:\Users\sum.txt", ///
c(mean dk1_var mean dk2_var mean dk1_dk2_var mean dk2_dk1_var mean dk1_dk2_newvar mean dk2_dk1_newvar) ///
f(2cm 2cm 2c 2c 2cm 2cm) money(\euros) clab(DK1 DK2 DK1 DK2 DK1_CR DK2_CR) sum npos(tufte) ///
rep

The default is to insert a dollar sign. I must override that and insert a euro symbol.

My output looks like this:

Before (50%) \euros47.08 \euros53.48 289.79 24.08 \euros1,784.89 \euros-9.06

I have tried the dirty method of copying and pasting the symbol from Word (my keyboard does not have the Euro symbol) so that the code looks like

f(2cm 2cm 2c 2c 2cm 2cm) money(€) clab(DK1 DK2 DK1 DK2 DK1_CR DK2_CR) sum npos(tufte) ///

This approach does not work, because the output inserts a period rather than the symbol.
Before .47.08 .53.48 289.79 24.08 .1,784.89 .-9.06

Can someone please provide the correct code that will insert the euro symbol, in addition to providing a list a code for other currency symbols.

Thanks in advance!!!

[ben earnhart]

see http://www.stata-journal.com/sjpdf.h...iclenum=dm0006

The char you want is char(128).

ps:

clear

set obs 255

gen str2 mycharacter=""

forvalues i=1/255 {

replace  mycharacter=char(`i') if _n==`i'

}


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