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Try using the force option.
Dev
>>> [email protected] 08/01/05 5:56 pm >>>
I'm trying to destring a string variable by using the following command:
destring r05_, gen (immig_spec)
But, I get the following message:
r05_ contains non-numeric characters; no generate
How do I get around this. Thank you.
jumin
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