This question generated several suggestions.
Here is another:
foreach v of var moi0?008 {
local i = substr("`v'", 5, 5)
rename `v' date_modif_`i'
}
Or using -renvars- (-search- for location)
renvars moi0?008, map("date_modif_" + substr("@",5,5))
I don't like it much but it's another way to do it.
Nick
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I'd like to change the name of many variables in this way:
rename moi01008 date_modif_1
rename moi02008 date_modif_2
rename moi03008 date_modif_3
rename moi05008 date_modif_5
rename moi06008 date_modif_6
rename moi09008 date_modif_9
I'd like to use a loop, like
forvalues i=1/9 {
rename moi0`i'008 date_modif_`i'
}
But it doesn't work : "invalid syntax"
Even if this loop works, I have a problem with the value i=4,7 and 8 for
which moi0`i' does not exist.
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