Thanks for the advice; I've read it carefully. :)
Indeed a variable such as "ldm?pc" is not a legal variable: I know that if
I were to enter a variable with '?' in it, Stata would not accept it; but
it *does* with a '�' in it, yet shows up as a '?' in the data editor (and
as a '�' in the variables box). As I said before, I performed a -joinby-
very recently including these variables, and it worked without any major
hitches. What I do not understand is why it has not this time, despite
carefully labelling the variables the same in both datasets.
The FAQ gives advice on how to post questions.
http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq/#advice
This is difficult to answer, except that
I wonder if your assertion of "nonsense"
> They were named 'ldmpc', 'beldm', 'ldm�pc' (which shows up
> as ldm?pc in
> the spreadsheet, but that's fine) and 'beldmwin': Stata
> claimed these
> variables didn't exist; which was nonsense as they do in
> both datasets.
arises from looking at some early observation, say the
first, in the data editor. Certainly not even "ldm?pc" is
a legal variable name in Stata.
Nick
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CLIVE NICHOLAS,
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