st: rename

["Hans J. Baumgartner" <hbaumgartner@diw.de>]

Hi statalisters,

I've got a new data file which is stored in an odd way.

I have imported the file using the command insheet-. As a result I have 
variable names v1 to v251. However, the first observation in v251 is the 
variable name for v1; the second observation in v251 is the variable 
name for v2; and so on. Observation 251 and thereafter is missing.

I have tried:
For num 1/250: rename vX v251 in X

But the rename- does not allow the in- option.

Any suggestions on this?

Thanks
Hans

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Hans J. Baumgartner 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin)
German Institute for Economic Research
Abt. Staat / Dept. Public Sector
Königin-Luise-Str. 5; 14195 Berlin (Dahlem) 
Tel.: 030/89789-307; Fax.: 030/89789-114
http://www.diw.de


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