It's not impossible at all. Stata takes literally
what you include between double quotes " ". Evidently
you had no strings with values like "71600/71699".
However, it may be that what you want is accomplishable
by something like
forval i = 1/4 {
replace newvar = 1 if inrange(real(var`i'),71600,71699)
}
but like Richard Williams I am not completely clear from your
examples what exactly you do want.
Nick
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Suzy
> I created a new variable (newvar) that is supposed to be a collection
> of sequential values from different string variables. The
> values that
> are included in the new variable go from 71600 to 71699. I've been
> doing it manually for hours- replacing value after value. see example
> for value # 71623:
>
> replace newvar=44 if var1 =="71623" | var2=="71623" |
> var33=="71623" |
> var4=="71623"
> (10 real changes made)
>
>
> I tried to do it this way - see example:
>
> replace newvar=1 if var1 =="71600/71699" | var2=="71600/71699" |
> var3=="71600/71699" | var4=="71600/71699"
> (0 changes made)
>
> But no changes occurred, which is impossible.
>
> I'm hoping there is a simple and quick syntax for what I'd
> like to do.
> Ideally if newvar =1 with all the values from 71600 t0 71699 located
> from the existing variables (1-4) included in newvar - then
> that would
> be less painful than what I've been doing.
>
> Any simple solution?? explicit code is appreciated!!
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