David,
Look at -h reshape group-. It will give you the syntax you need to rename your var appropriately with a minimum of pain.
Steve
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On 2012-12-19, at 4:42 PM, "David Torres" <writeon4truth2@msn.com> wrote:
> Hello, Stata experts,
>
> I have about 260 variables with two-digit numbers (representing years) following the variable stub in the following form:
>
> 08
> 09
>
> Before reshaping the data to long format, I need to get rid of the 0 between the variable stub and the year.
>
> For instance, how can I get these variables:
>
> yrid08
> yrcampus08
> testdate08
> dob08
>
> into this form:
>
> yrid8
> yrcampus8
> testdate8
> dob8
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> Diego
>
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