> 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.
Check the -substr()- function :
From the help file (functions/string functions) :
substr(s,n1,n2) returns the substring of s starting at n1 for a length
of n2. If n1<0, the starting position is interpreted as distance from
the end of the string. If n2 is missing (.), the remaining portion of
the string is returned.
you might have to -tostring- the -destring- the variables.
Best,
Antoine
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