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Re: st: forval query


From   William Buchanan <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: forval query
Date   Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:20:04 -0700

You could include the rename command for a group of variables within the loop or if the naming conventions are a bit different you could use a -foreach- loop nested within the -forvalues- loop.  

Also, the -ma drop j- line is unnecessary in your code since the value is replaced during each iteration of the loop.

HTH,
Billy

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On Apr 5, 2013, at 7:13, "Mirnezami, Oliver" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thank you to Maarten and Billy for your quick and helpful replies. I wondered is it possible to alter the syntax so that this can be done in an automated way for many variables?
> 
> I can repeat your set of commands for each variable e.g. 
> 
> forvalues i = 2/10 {
>    local j = 1990 + (2*`i')
>    rename r`i'mobila mobila_`j'
>    ma drop j
> }
> 
> 
> forvalues i = 2/10 {
>    local j = 1990 + (2*`i')
>    rename r`i'lgmusa lgmusa_`j'
>    ma drop j
> }
> 
> Etc. 
> 
> However, I have do this for many variables so can you plug in a line with a list of these variables to avoid repeating the command over and over again?
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Oliver 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maarten Buis
> Sent: 05 April 2013 14:40
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: st: forval query
> 
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Mirnezami, Oliver wrote:
>> Previously i've been renaming variables manually en masse using the following code:
>> 
>> rename  r2mobila mobila_1994
>> rename  r3mobila mobila_1996
>> rename  r4mobila mobila_1998
>> .etc..
>> rename  r10mobila mobila_2010
>> 
>> i.e. '2' corresponds with '1994', '3' with '1996' etc.
> 
> forvalues i = 2/10 {
>    local y = 2*`i' +1990
>    rename r`i'mobila mobila_`y'
> }
> 
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