> Dear list members,
> Could someone help me with converting string variables
> with embedded blanks.
>
> Let say I have:
> ID
> 1 02 16
> 1121 16
>
> Where ID is a string variable and I want to convert
> it in numeric. How do I proceed?
Perhaps something like the following....
gen new_id = real(subinstr(ID, " ","", . )
HTH's
Neil
Neil Shephard
Genetics Statistician
ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester
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Ernest Rutherford
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