Dear all,
I would like to generate new variables using this command:
for var X1-X50 :replace X_new=1 if X=="New"
But some Xi variables are numeric because empty
This command stops when one of the Xi is numeric
How can I ask to execute this command only for string Xi variables ? Is
there a "format" function which returns the type of the variable ? If this
exists, I could use:
for var X1-X50 :replace X_new=1 if X=="New" & format(X)==string
Thank you
Alvine Bissery
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Alvine BISSERY
Ing�nieur statisticien
Service de Biostatistique des Hospices Civils de Lyon
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69424 Lyon Cedex 03 - France
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