Regarding my earlier message:
I wanted to add that I am not looking to type "rename var 95var" for every
variable. I would like to write and use a program to effect the change.
Thanks,
Reza
Quoting [email protected]:
> Dear Statalisters,
>
> Could you please help me work out how to attach a two digit numerical prefix
> to
> all my variables? I am preparing to append surveys from different dates but
> that have the same variable names, and I would like to distinguish between
> them
> by adding a two digit year prefix (e.g. hhid becomes 95hhid). This will be
> done
> before appending the datasets, so that when I do append I can distinguish
> between the variables.
>
> I have not yet taken the Stata programming course (hope to soon), so I'm
> unsure
> where to start.
>
> Thanks,
> Reza
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