Re: st: AW: compare files, vars only

[Michael Hanson <mshanson@mac.com>]

On Feb 19, 2009, at 1:02 PM, David Kantor wrote:

> Thanks to all who attempted to answer this.
> I didn't expect this to spawn such a cascade of responses.
> Also, I didn't need much help in the matter. I just wanted to know  
> if there was an existing program I could use.
> Incidentally, in case you want to know the motivation: I often get  
> revised or supplemental files, but where the variables may have  
> changed slightly -- a few dropped or added, or a few that have had  
> a change of spelling of the name.

	If that is the case, then wouldn't the -datasignature- command  
(significantly updated in Stata 10.1) be the most effective tool?   
See -help datasignature- for all the things one can do when managing  
shared data files.

HTH,
Mike

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