Re: st: from value to varnames

[Richard Goldstein <richgold@ix.netcom.com>]

not on my machine -- I even downloaded a new copy of sxpose (from ssc) 
and did exactly what you suggested (via cut-and-paste) and the new 
varnames are _var# (258 of them)

so ...

Phil Schumm wrote:
> On May 18, 2009, at 8:19 PM, Richard Goldstein wrote:
> > nope -- Nick's -sxpose- gives me variables with varnames _var1, etc -- 
> > which is of no use; sorry for not mentioning that I had already tried it
>
>
> That's what the -firstnames- option does.  Without it, you'll get 
> variables named _var1, _var2, etc.  With -firstnames-, you'll get 
> variables named namea, nameb, etc.
>
>
> -- Phil
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