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st: combining two variables into one with matching type
From
Shawn DuBravac <[email protected]>
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Subject
st: combining two variables into one with matching type
Date
Sun, 8 Dec 2013 13:32:01 -0500
Trying to combine two variables into 1, but getting "type mismatch" despite the fact both variables have the same format
. gen str5 zipcode1 = string(zipcode,"%05.0f")
. destring zip, generate(zip1)
zip has all characters numeric; zip1 generated as long
(32340 missing values generated)
. gen str5 z1 = string(zip1,"%05.0f")
.
. gen zipfinal= z1
. replace zipfinal=zipcode1 if zipfinal==.
type mismatch
r(109);
end of do-file
r(109);
. do "C:\Users\SDUBRA~1.CE\AppData\Local\Temp\STD01000000.tmp"
. describe zipcode1 z1 zipfinal
storage display value
variable name type format label variable label
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
zipcode1 str5 %9s
z1 str5 %9s
zipfinal str5 %9s
.
end of do-file
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