. clear
. input ///
> str20 date time
date time
1. "2013/1/2" 41276
2. end
.
. gen double ymd=date(date,"YMD")
. list
+--------------------------+
| date time ymd |
|--------------------------|
1. | 2013/1/2 41276 19360 |
+--------------------------+
. format ymd %td
. list
+------------------------------+
| date time ymd |
|------------------------------|
1. | 2013/1/2 41276 02jan2013 |
+------------------------------+