st: Re: reshape

[baum <baum@bc.edu>]

--On Saturday, February 8, 2003 2:33 -0500 Sarah wrote:

> a03income
> b03income
> c03income
> d03income
> e03income
>
> a12ed
> b12ed
> c12ed
> d12ed
> e12ed
>
> etc.
>
> where a,b,c,d,e stands for wave. I want to:
>
> reshape long [many variables], i(id) j(wave) string
>
> but, of course, Stata seems to be looking to the end of my variables for
> the wave identifier when mine are at the beginning.  I have been trying
> to  use my limited programming skills to move the letter from the
> beginning to  the end on all of the variables, but haven't been able to
> do it.
Not necesssary--see description of the use of @ in reshape. E.g. one can 
say
a@income, e@ed, etc. and it will look in the middle of the variable name 
for the part that varies systematically.

Kit

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