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Re: st: Converting string variable name into numbers


From   Rafal Raciborski <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Converting string variable name into numbers
Date   Fri, 13 May 2005 12:50:26 -0400

-slist- ("smart list") is an alterantive to -list- but displays variables in a
more concise way.  Compare:

. sysuse auto, clear
(1978 Automobile Data)
. list  make foreign in 1/10

     +--------------------------+
     | make             foreign |
     |--------------------------|
  1. | AMC Concord     Domestic |
  2. | AMC Pacer       Domestic |
  3. | AMC Spirit      Domestic |
  4. | Buick Century   Domestic |
  5. | Buick Electra   Domestic |
     |--------------------------|
  6. | Buick LeSabre   Domestic |
  7. | Buick Opel      Domestic |
  8. | Buick Regal     Domestic |
  9. | Buick Riviera   Domestic |
 10. | Buick Skylark   Domestic |
     +--------------------------+

. slist  make foreign in 1/10

     make               foreign
  1. AMC Concord              0
  2. AMC Pacer                0
  3. AMC Spirit               0
  4. Buick Century            0
  5. Buick Electra            0
  6. Buick LeSabre            0
  7. Buick Opel               0
  8. Buick Regal              0
  9. Buick Riviera            0
 10. Buick Skylark            0

.

To install it, try -findit slist-


rafal
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