Re: st: Can you search within a dataset for a particular character?

[David Jacobs <jacobs.184@sociology.osu.edu>]

Try the command "lookfor".  The now undocumented command "ds, 
has(varl *weight* *wieght") if I recall correctly will find an 
instance of either.  Information about ds can be found by typing help 
in the command line.

Dave Jacobs

At 02:44 PM 3/7/2007, you wrote:

> I have a dataset of names stored as string variables.  Is there any 
> way to search the dataset for all data containing a particular 
> character, a hyphen for example?  Also, is there any way to search 
> the same dataset for all names containing a space (as in last names 
> with a space between them ex. von cannon)?  Thank you!
> *
> *   For searches and help try:
> *   http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> *   http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> *   http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/

*
*   For searches and help try:
*   http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
*   http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
*   http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/