Hi,
if the variable is numeric, you can try the following:
gen dig6 = int(var/10^7) - int(var/10^8)*10
-radu
On 7/19/05, [email protected]
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to isolate some digits from a variable to form a new variable.
> For example, I have a variable with 13 digits (e.g. 5101232120011) and I
> want to extract the 6th digit (in this case 3) and make it a separate
> variable. The original variable always has 13 digits in it. I wonder
> whether I can use Stata to do this. I will appreciate suggestions.
> Adolf Mkenda
> Dar es Salaam.
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