st: AW: comparing strings

["Martin Weiss" <martin.weiss1@gmx.de>]

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You can -generate- an indicator variable to this effect, or -assert- the
relationship and see what happens. It may make sense to -trim()- the strings
to get rid of blanks beforehand.

*************
clear*
inp str15(name name1)
"John Smith" "Ray Adams"
"Jane Gore" "Jane Gore"
end

gen byte equalnames=name==name1
list, noo ab(15)

assert name==name1
*************



HTH
Martin

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Hi,

I have two variables name and name1 that contain strings. How can I  
compare whether the strings are the same or not?
For example in the same row  name can be "John Smith" and name1 can be  
"Ray Adams" so they are not the same. Or there can be another row that  
both name and name1 are "Jane Gore" so they are the same.


Thank you
Margie
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