Re: st: How to rename variables by adding a suffix

[Buzz Burhans <wsb2@cornell.edu>]

Tewodaj

-renvars-  by Jeron Weesie will do this. findit renvars will find it for 
installation, as I don't think it is on ssc

Buzz


At 09:04 AM 8/6/2004 -0400, you wrote:

> Dear Statalisters,
>
> I have a simple question. How do I add a suffix to all variables in my 
> dataset. So suppose I want the variables WHEAT, MAIZE, CEREAL to be 
> renamed to FOOD_WHEAT, FOOD_MAIZE, and FOOD_CEREAL. I can't use the 
> command  * renpfix * because it only allows you to change one suffix for 
> another, such as to change GRAINWHEAT to FOOD_WHEAT by typing the command
>
> renpfix grain food_
>
> I could do this manually, but when I want to add the suffix food to, say, 
> 80 variables that becomes tedious. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> tewodaj
>
>
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> Tewodaj Mogues
> Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics
> University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Buzz Burhans
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