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st: Re: Changing the suffix on variable names


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Re: Changing the suffix on variable names
Date   Fri, 1 May 2009 13:07:55 +0200

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****
clear*
set obs 100

forv i=1/150{
gen x`i'_56epi=runiform()
}

//rename all in one fell swoop
renvars _all,  postsub(_56epi _45epi)
****

HTH
Martin
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----- Original Message ----- From: "sdm1" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:57 PM
Subject: st: Changing the suffix on variable names


I have 150 variables all with the same suffix.  I'd like to be able to
change this suffix to a different suffix (eg from '_56epi' to '_45epi'. Is
there an easier way to do this than using the 'rename' command 150 times?

Many thanks.

Steve

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