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RE: st: Join String Variables


From   "Nick Cox" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   RE: st: Join String Variables
Date   Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:50:10 -0000

In addition, 

egen Var4 = concat(Var1 Var2 Var3) 

In this example, -egen, concat()- gains you 
nothing, but it has some other features that 
make it more worthwhile. 

Nick 
[email protected] 

Svend Juul
 
> Socrates wrote: 
> OK, I know how to split string variables but have not found a 
> way to join string variables. Did a search but could not 
> source something out. Can you direct me to a command? Or if 
> not is there a way round it. I just want to put two or more 
> strings in one even if missing values exist. For example,
>  
> obs     Var1     Var2    Var3       Var3
> 1          A        B       K        ABK
> 2                   C                  C
> 3          D               ED        BED
>  
> I have Var1 and Var2 and want to create Var3.
> ----------------------------------------
>  
> Assuming that you want to create var4 from var1, var2, and var3:
>  
>    generate var4 = var1+var2+var3
>  
> You might also want to study:
>  
>    help string functions

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