Re: st: variable

[Russell Dimond <rdimond@ssc.wisc.edu>]

Hi Jorge,

If you want that leading zero in var03, making var01 into a string if it 
isn't already and using substr as Roger suggested is your best option.

But if you're working with numbers, the mod function and/or division 
with the result stored in an integer make it easy to break up variables 
by digit:

gen int var02=var01/1000000

gen int var03=mod(var01,1000000)/10000

gen int var04=mod(var01,10000)

Russell Dimond
Research Computing Specialist
Social Science Computing Cooperative
University of Wisconsin-Madison


Jorge Tuesta wrote:

> Dear statlisters
>
>
> I have this variable:
>
>
> Var01
> --------
> 23012005
> 17022005
> .
> .
> .
>
> i'd like this variables:
>
> var02        var03          var04
> -------        --------          ----------
> 23              01            2005
> 17              02            2005
> .                 .                .
> .                 .                .
>
> How can i do?
>
> thank´s in advance
>
>
>
>
>
>
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