something like
gen var=.
for oldval in num 2 3 ... \ newvar in num 1 6 ... : replace var=newvar if x==oldvar
Best Lars
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Kompal Sinha wrote:
> Hi there,
> I want to generate a new variable based on a variable x. That is the new
> variable should have value 1 if x=2, value 6 if x=3 and so on. How do I
> proceed.
> Thanks
> kompal
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