Hello,
I need to create a string ID (var1) by preserving the
blanks, using numeric variables id01 and id02:
id01 id02
1 688
1 8
1 88
I need to obtain Var1:
Var1 varn1 varn2
1 688 .1.688 1688
1 8 .1...8 18
1 88 .1..88 188
If I do the following:
g str2 id01s=string(id01)
g str4 id02s=string(id02)
replace id02s=cond(length(id02s)==1,""+""+ id02s,
id02s)
replace id02s=cond(length(id02s)==2,""+ id02s, id02s)
g str6 varn2=id01s+ido2s
; I GET VARN2.
AND IF I put ".", i get varn1.
I GET VARN1. ANY IDEA ON HOW TO GET VAR1?
Many thanks. Asad.
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