st: how to know the file structure difference before append

["rasool.bux" <rasool.bux@aku.edu>]

Dear Statalist users,

Is there any way to compare the dta file structure of two files to see the differences in varnames, types and formats?

Then I want to use the append to combine the observations of both files.

Thanks
Rasool Bux

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