st: Re: st: Changing specific letter in observations from string variable

[Max Perez Leon <a20033198@pucp.edu.pe>]

Hi,
Recode is used for numerical values only and i don\'t know which observation 
have the error (My dataset has 1800 obs, i cannot check them all).
Saludos,
Max




------ Mensaje original -------
De : apitaduque@gmail.com
Para : statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Fecha : Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:42:25 -0700
Asunto : Re: st: Changing specific letter in observations from string variable

> Hola,
>
> Para resolverlo puedes usar el comando \"recode\". Los detalles los puedes 
> ver en la ayuda.
> Saludos.
>
> Angel Pita-Duque
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> Max Perez Leon wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I have a dataset that has the following problem:
> >
> > I suppose my dataset had some problem in a conversion from dbf to dat 
> > and now, some observations in one of my string variable have the next 
> > form:
> > ...
> > BA�OS
> > SA�O
> > CA�ARIS
> > HUA�EC
> > ...
> >
> > but they should be:
> >
> > ...
> > BA�OS
> > SA�O
> > CA�ARIS
> > HUA�EC
> > ...
> >
> > How could I change that single letter?
> > Thanks,
> > Max PUCP-IEP
> >
> >
> >
> >
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