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AW: st: Re: Changing Prefix of Variable Name


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   AW: st: Re: Changing Prefix of Variable Name
Date   Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:37:38 +0100

<> 

Elisabeth`s initial query is also compatible with the simplest solution of
all:


*************
clear*
inp str10 var1
"alpha"
"beta"
"gamma"
end 

replace var1="1lpha" /* 
*/ if var1=="alpha"

l, noo
*************

She really needs to come back to the list and specify the conditions under
which some part of her string variable should be turned into something
else...


HTH
Martin


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Eric Booth
Gesendet: Montag, 2. November 2009 13:33
An: [email protected]
Betreff: Re: st: Re: Changing Prefix of Variable Name

If Elisabeth really wants to change a prefix on the observations in a  
variable (not the variable name itself using -rensfix-), she can use - 
subinstr()- or -regexm()- for more complex substitutions, e.g.,

***
clear
input str10 var1
alpha
beta
delta
apple
arch
bean
aaaaaa
end

//change starting "a" only
gen pos = strpos(var1, "a")
replace var1 = subinstr(var1, "a", "1", 1) if pos==1
drop pos
*****

Eric



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Public Policy Research Institute
Texas A&M University
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On Nov 2, 2009, at 6:16 AM, E. Paul Wileyto wrote:

> Search Stata help:
>
> search rensfix, all
>
> It's a user-written command that is very useful for changing  
> prefixes and suffixes.
>
>
>
> Elisabeth Müller wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> does anybody know how to change the prefix of an observation (not  
>> variable)? E.g. if I want to change the observation "alpha" into  
>> "1lpha"?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
> -- 
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> Tobacco Use Research Center
> School of Medicine, U. of Pennsylvania
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>
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