Re: st: AW: compare files, vars only

[Jeph Herrin <jeph.herrin@yale.edu>]

I think

  loc diff : list first - second

will only give the variables in the first file not in the
second, but ignores those in the second not in the first.

how about:

************* compare variables ********
program define compvars
	syntax using/
	tempname file1 file2 equiv diff1 diff2
	quietly d , varlist
	local `file1'=r(varlist)
	quietly d using `using', varlist
	local `file2'=r(varlist)
	local `equiv' : list `file1'===`file2'
	if ``equiv''!=1 {
		local `diff1' : list `file1'-`file2'
		local `diff2' : list `file2'-`file1'
		di "Difference: "
		di "   In master not using:  "
		di "                ``diff1''"
		di "   In using not master:  "
		di "                ``diff2''"
	}
	else {
		di "Difference: "
		di "   None!    "
	}
end
****************************************************

Whence:

. sysuse auto
. drop  gear_ratio displacement
. save newauto,replace
. sysuse auto
. compvars using newauto
Difference:
    In master not using:
                 displacement gear_ratio
    In using not master:


hth,
Jeph



Johannes Geyer wrote:
> what about:
> 
>  *************
>  clear*
>  sysuse auto, clear
>  drop  gear_ratio displacement
>  save newauto, replace
>  sysuse auto, clear
>  qui ds
>  loc first `r(varlist)'
> 
>  des using auto, varlist
> 
>  loc second `r(varlist)'
>  loc diff: list first - second
>  di in red "Differences: `diff'"
>  *************
> 
> -describe- does not need to load the dataset which may be of interest here
> 
> 
> Johannes
> 
> owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu schrieb am 19/02/2009 16:53:44:
> 
>> <> 
>>
>>
>>
>> *************
>> clear*
>> sysuse auto, clear
>> drop  gear_ratio displacement
>> save newauto, replace
>> sysuse auto, clear
>> qui ds
>> loc first `r(varlist)'
>> u newauto, clear
>> qui ds
>> loc second `r(varlist)'
>> loc diff: list first - second
>> di in red "Differences: `diff'"
>> *************
>>
>> I am sure I have violated several rules on the possible lengths of
>> components in here (think 244...)
>>
>>
>> HTH
>> Martin
>>
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
>> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Im Auftrag von David 
> Kantor
>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. Februar 2009 16:41
>> An: Statalist
>> Betreff: st: compare files, vars only
>>
>> Hi.
>> Does anyone know of a program to compare the sets of variables in two 
>> data files? What I have in mind is something akin to -cf-, but...
>>   it would not compare values -- only the names of variables;
>>   it would not care whether the two data files had the same number of 
>> observations.
>>
>> I was planning to write such a program, but I wanted to be sure that 
>> it hadn't already been done.
>> Thanks
>> --David
>>
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