st: Re: Changing Variable Name

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

Unless the question is more complicated than indicated, please read the 
manual or online help or search or make some sort of try on your own.  -help 
rename-

M Blasnik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ALICE DOBSON" <alice_dobson@hotmail.com>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 5:58 PM
Subject: st: Changing Variable Name



> Hi all,
> I use stata 9.1
> In order to change the variable names I go back to the master excel file 
> which contains the data, change the names there and use stat transfer to 
> transfer and overwrite the existing data file in Stata.
> Is there a way to change the variable names in the Stata data editor or 
> using some command?
>
> Best,
> Alice
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