st: RE: Rename all?

["Fogel, Ariel" <AFogel@urban.org>]

Why not simply use a loop?

forvalues i =1/10{
rename prc`i' shrout`i'
}

Ariel

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From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Zhangqunzi
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 1:13 PM
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Subject: st: Rename all?

Dear all,

I am trying to rename a current varlist prc1...10 into shrout1....10.

I tried 
rename prc* shrout* 

But it doesn't work, what command should I use then?

Thanks a lot in advance
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