Hi,

I would like to import the following dates "Date" to Stata date format. Anyone has delt with this format before? Thanks.

Code:
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex
clear
input str10 Date double FX_vola
"'28.02.85'" .00748233664630325
"'29.03.85'" .00798176898598356
"'30.04.85'" .00682847781736855
"'31.05.85'" .00574453001916299
"'28.06.85'" .00477597861847206
"'31.07.85'" .00580222898752755
"'30.08.85'" .00492636910452643
"'30.09.85'"  .0076178626633199
"'31.10.85'" .00377851419983126
"'29.11.85'" .00469109649661885
"'31.12.85'" .00456508510401863
"'31.01.86'" .00462907357814557
"'28.02.86'" .00647081093872982
"'31.03.86'" .00538535118819888
"'30.04.86'" .00579795092842141
"'30.05.86'" .00551990960091331
"'30.06.86'" .00539859638407607
"'31.07.86'" .00576344304299958
"'29.08.86'" .00410378064567503
"'30.09.86'" .00470899423174998
"'31.10.86'" .00380799988015137
"'28.11.86'" .00324725823962322
"'31.12.86'" .00363551275764214
"'30.01.87'" .00576638541609231
"'27.02.87'" .00449269385332392
"'31.03.87'" .00354293105667831
"'30.04.87'" .00414387597729534
"'29.05.87'" .00339352421882873
"'30.06.87'" .00400907793836038
"'31.07.87'" .00326013702614298
"'31.08.87'" .00388667657014239
"'30.09.87'" .00333337869703639
"'30.10.87'" .00523846671190995
"'30.11.87'" .00562482806337552
"'31.12.87'" .00375929894300394
"'29.01.88'" .00558199685339998
"'29.02.88'"  .0033357479590664
"'31.03.88'" .00359319655487261
"'29.04.88'" .00317170097707722
"'31.05.88'" .00272754668738617
"'30.06.88'"  .0048647508655167
"'29.07.88'" .00643804380181451
"'31.08.88'" .00446328279894478
"'30.09.88'" .00374041919501475
"'31.10.88'" .00363348175515974
"'30.11.88'" .00464171999103633
"'30.12.88'" .00440099381314651
"'31.01.89'" .00462902172042191
"'28.02.89'" .00422014684500774
"'31.03.89'" .00292542958061131
"'28.04.89'" .00347860248100428
"'31.05.89'"  .0054213232595246
"'30.06.89'"  .0059157132244139
"'31.07.89'" .00543226127518073
"'31.08.89'" .00480661868457262
"'29.09.89'" .00514265760017469
"'31.10.89'" .00387713157762824
"'30.11.89'" .00266059438162366
"'29.12.89'" .00287479372215855
"'31.01.90'" .00448319660773311
"'28.02.90'" .00335272227109393
"'30.03.90'" .00378508133395132
"'30.04.90'" .00272778484256595
"'31.05.90'" .00331634246260906
"'29.06.90'" .00296426907680685
"'31.07.90'" .00402557322370179
"'31.08.90'" .00463524538907253
"'28.09.90'" .00528242447697455
"'31.10.90'" .00467044281722238
"'30.11.90'" .00357281876243052
"'31.12.90'" .00416155692550756
"'31.01.91'"  .0045465999542586
"'28.02.91'" .00392675352914474
"'29.03.91'"  .0049776269856419
"'30.04.91'" .00594470193673816
"'31.05.91'" .00479800902755284
"'28.06.91'" .00437412216989296
"'31.07.91'"  .0044321433468653
"'30.08.91'" .00474847788547848
"'30.09.91'" .00363068984976254
"'31.10.91'" .00351844794049125
"'29.11.91'" .00391720332319088
"'31.12.91'" .00338434880930233
"'31.01.92'" .00695851300997201
"'28.02.92'"  .0042380969737464
"'31.03.92'" .00421013412130035
"'30.04.92'" .00328247758235496
"'29.05.92'" .00390959808767493
"'30.06.92'" .00315461627634077
"'31.07.92'" .00434433572223456
"'31.08.92'" .00369692277967712
"'30.09.92'" .00751929084905579
"'30.10.92'" .00621562372415908
"'30.11.92'" .00618898453440336
"'31.12.92'" .00484428448314461
"'29.01.93'" .00557419062407668
"'26.02.93'" .00480273827540238
"'31.03.93'" .00486093049940336
"'30.04.93'" .00509774238379313
"'31.05.93'"  .0043526517372228
end