This works ok:
clear
set obs 5
gen moi01008 = 0
gen moi02008 = 0
gen moi03008 = 0
gen moi05008 = 0
gen moi06008 = 0
gen moi09008 = 0
forvalues i=1/9 {
capture rename moi0`i'008 date_modif_`i'
}
And so does this, using foreach as Martin suggested:
clear
set obs 5
gen moi01008 = 0
gen moi02008 = 0
gen moi03008 = 0
gen moi05008 = 0
gen moi06008 = 0
gen moi09008 = 0
foreach i of numlist 1/3 5 6 9 {
rename moi0`i'008 date_modif_`i'
}
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 8:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: RE : RE: Foreach and rename
Thak you for your answer , but it doesn't help me for the invalide syntax of
forvalues i=1/9 {
rename moi0`i'008 date_modif_`i'
}
-----Message d'origine-----
De : [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] De la part de Martin Weiss
Envoy� : 25 August 2008 14:40
� : [email protected]
Objet : st: RE: Foreach and rename
-h foreach- shows you that you can specify a -numlist- where you spell out
the members explicitly.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
[email protected]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 2:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: Foreach and rename
Dear all,
I'd like to change the name of many variables in this way:
rename moi01008 date_modif_1
rename moi02008 date_modif_2
rename moi03008 date_modif_3
rename moi05008 date_modif_5
rename moi06008 date_modif_6
rename moi09008 date_modif_9
I'd like to use a loop, like
forvalues i=1/9 {
rename moi0`i'008 date_modif_`i'
}
But it doesn't work : "invalid syntax"
Even if this loop works, I have a problem with the value i=4,7 and 8 for
which moi0`i' does not exist.
How can I do ?
Thanks
Alvine
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