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Re: st: rename with if


From   Fernando Rios Avila <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: rename with if
Date   Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:09:52 -0400

What about this code?:

levelsof  atc  ,  local(cat)
   foreach  k  of local cat {
          preserve
          use "G:\ATC-dataset_`k'"  ,  clear
                foreach  var  of varlist  _all {
             rename  `var'    `k'_`var'        i                         }

      * --> NEW LINE
       rename  `k'_idnr idnr
       save "G: \ATC-dataset_`k'" , replace
         restore
                }

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Tomas Lind <[email protected]> wrote:
> Using this syntax for the rename:
>
> if `var' != "idnr"    rename  `var'    `k'_`var'
>
> gives me another error:    type mismatch
>
> /Tomas
>
>
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] För Austin Nichols
> Skickat: den 21 oktober 2011 16:58
> Till: [email protected]
> Ämne: Re: st: rename with if
>
> Tomas Lind <[email protected]>:
> One way:
> if `var' != "idnr" rename  `var'    `k'_`var'
>
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Tomas Lind <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Statalisters,
>>
>> I want to rename all my variables (in lots of datasets) except the first variable which is idnr. The problem with the syntax below is that "if is not allowed".
>>
>> Someone have a solution to this?
>>
>> /Tomas
>>
>>
>>
>> levelsof  atc  ,  local(cat)
>>    foreach  k  of local cat {
>>           preserve
>>           use "G:\ATC-dataset_`k'"  ,  clear
>>                 foreach  var  of varlist  _all {
>>              rename  `var'    `k'_`var'        if `var' != "idnr"
>>                          }
>>        save "G: \ATC-dataset_`k'" , replace
>>          restore
>>                 }
>>
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