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Title

    des10 --        Describe data in file Stata-10 format (for Stata-9 users)


Syntax


    Describe data in Stata-10 file

        des10 using filename


Description

    des10 produces a summary of the dataset stored in the format od Stata-10.
    This command is for Stata-9 users only.

    des10 has no options. For saved results see help for official describe.
        varlist and sortlist are always saved. The following are never saved:
        r(N_max), r(k_max), and r(widthmax). This command is primarily for
        the programmers. Most users will use10 the dataset and describe it
        later with Stata's native describe.

    des10 cannot describe datasets located on the web. Copy the data to a
        temporary file first.

Saved results

    des10 saves the following in r():

    Scalars        
      r(N)                number of observations
      r(k)                number of variables
      r(width)            width of dataset
      r(Version)          file format version, e.g. 114 for Stata-10
      r(ByteOrder)        byteorder 1=HILO (Mac, Unix), 2=LOHI (PC Windows)

    Macros         
      r(varlist)          variables in dataset
      r(sortlist)         variables by which data are sorted

Author

    des10 was written by Sergiy Radyakin: sradyakin(at)worldbank.org


Also see

    Online:  describe, use10