{smcl} {* *! version 8.0 7 July 2012}{...} {viewerjumpto "Syntax" "cal##syntax"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Description" "cal##description"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Options" "cal##options"}{...} {viewerjumpto "Examples" "cal##examples"}{...} {cmd:help cal} {hline} {title:Title} {phang} {bf:cal} {hline 2} Calendar {marker syntax}{...} {title:Syntax} {p 8 17 2} {cmdab:cal} [{cmd:,} {it:options}] {synoptset 20 tabbed}{...} {synopthdr} {synoptline} {syntab:Main} {synopt:{opt replace}} Make dataset for the specified or current year {p_end} {synopt:{opt y()}} Specified a year in brackets.{p_end} {synoptline} {p2colreset}{...} {marker description}{...} {title:Description} {pstd} {cmd:cal} Display a calendar for a specified year {marker options}{...} {title:Options} {dlgtab:Main} {phang} {opt replace} - could be specified as an option for cal. cal does not generate a data set in Stata. However when replace is specified, a dataset consisting of the year, month, day and date of the specified year is created in Stata. {phang} {opt y} - year should be between 100 to 9999. If year is not specified Stata would display the calendar according to the current date on the computer. {marker examples}{...} {title:Examples} 1. To view the present calendar year {phang}{cmd:. cal} {it:({stata "cal":click to run})} 2. To view the calendar for 2025 {phang}{cmd:. cal,y(2025)} {it:({stata "cal,y(2025)":click to run})} 3. To create a dataset-containing year, month, day and date for 2012 {phang}{cmd:. cal,y(2025)replace} {it:({stata "cal,y(2025)replace":click to run})} {title:Author} {p 4 4 2} K. Chamara Anuranga {break} Institute for Health Policy {break} Sri Lanka {break} kcanuranga@gmail.com{p_end}