-reshape- is a command, not a function.
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reshape wide data , i(id name year) j(var) string
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Nuno Soares
> I need to manage some data that is in the following long form:
>
> id NAME VARIABLES_CODE DATA YEAR
> 1241 A WC02999 394500 1990
> 1241 A WC03351 264100 1990
> 1241 A WC03255 78600 1990
> 1638 B WC02999 232700 1990
> 1638 B WC03351 79400 1990
> 1638 B WC03255 0 1990
> 1917 C WC02999 44595 1991
> 1917 C WC03351 28399 1991
> 1917 C WC03255 17506 1991
> 1241 A WC02999 394500 1991
> 1241 A WC03351 264100 1991
> 1241 A WC03255 78600 1991
>
>
> I need to put it in the following form:
>
>
> id NAME WC02999 WC03351 WC03255 YEAR
> 1241 A 394500 264100 7860 1990
> 1638 B 232700 79400 0 1990
> 1917 C 44595 28399 17506 1991
> 1241 A 394500 264100 7860 1991
>
> Does anyone know a way of doing this? I've tried the reshape
> function but
> can't put it this way... I' also tried to break the file into
> several files
> according to the year of each observation but the problem persists...
> Thanks for any help!
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