How to alter table column width using putpdf table?

[Di Yang]

Hi all,

This is my first time posting here in the Forum, so please pardon me if I miss anything.

I am using Stata 16.1. I was trying to alter the column width of a table generated using "putpdf table" command. I read through the documentation and did a lot search, but still could not find a way to do this. Below is an example for illustration (borrowed from Huebler).

sysuse auto,clear 
putpdf clear
putpdf begin, font("Arial",9)
putpdf paragraph, spacing(line, 1 pt)
putpdf text ("Table 1"), bold
putpdf table tab1 = data(make price mpg rep78) in 1/10, varnames
forval i = 1/11 {
  putpdf table tab1(`i',.), valign(center)
}

putpdf save tabletest.pdf, replace

The resulting table is shown below. What I hope to achieve is to change the width of a specific column: e.g. expand only the first column and narrow the rest to save length/maximize the use of space. Can someone help me with this?

Many thanks in advance,
Di

[William Lisowski]

The width option is what you need. Here I set the first column to 55% of the table width, the second to 25%, and the final two to 10% each, adding up to 100% as is required.

matrix w  = (55, 25, 10, 10)
putpdf table tab1 = data(make price mpg rep78) in 1/10, varnames width(w)

[Di Yang]

The width option is what you need. Here I set the first column to 55% of the table width, the second to 25%, and the final two to 10% each, adding up to 100% as is required.

matrix w = (55, 25, 10, 10)
putpdf table tab1 = data(make price mpg rep78) in 1/10, varnames width(w)

Many thanks, William!! This is awesome. Exactly what I am looking for.