Does the asdocx command leave behind any matrix like in asdoc?

[Bayzidur Rahman]

#15732

Does the asdocx command generate any matrix is the asdoc?

I want to replicate the following commands with asdocx. Can you please help?

asdoc tabstat overall_pct overall_tot if pract==1 & dup==0, stats(mean min max) replace label

matrix a=r(StatTotal)

[Dr. Attaullah Shah]

#15741

asdocx leaves behind a well-formed Mata matrix. The matrix name is output. Therefore, if you run asdocx with any Stata command, you can directly access the output matrix by typing

mata:output

And yes in the case of the tabstat command, asdocx leaves behind a Stata matrix. This matrix is named C and you can get it and modify it just like any other Stata matrix. So the display this matrix, you can type:

matlist C 

Or make a copy of it

mat A = C

[Bayzidur Rahman]

#15756

Thanks, I got it.

However, the label of the variables are not saved in the matrix. That is my only reason to use asdocx. Can you please help me with this?

[Dr. Attaullah Shah]

#15758

By the way, why do you need to access this matrix. You can use flexmat to modify this matrix easily and the re-export to word. You might find this post helpful

https://asdocx.com/flexmat-create-flexible-tables-in-stata-mata/

https://www.statalist.org/forums/forum/general-stata-discussion/general/1598416-export-frequency-table

[Bayzidur Rahman]

#15759

Thanks for the information. I am not sure if I am missing something. Can we create a Stata matrix with flexmat? I can modify an Stata matrix with flexmat but that does not reman as a Stata matrix.

[Dr. Attaullah Shah]

#15761

Stata matrices have one limitation, and it is a big one. It cannot have string or text. Therefore, Stata matrices are not a good tool for holding and managing results. This is why I chose to write matrices in the Mata language. Still, you have not told why you need to add information to the Stata matrix?

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