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Re: st: RE: number generation
From
Tyler Frazier <[email protected]>
To
[email protected]
Subject
Re: st: RE: number generation
Date
Sun, 30 May 2010 22:31:50 +0200
I came up with this short code based on your recommendation -- the
bysort works fine, but I am having problems with the format option,
its syntax I believe.
*******
bysort plot: gen bldg=_n
tostring bldg, gen(bldg1) format(%3s)
*******
On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Martin Weiss <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> <>
>
> The solution could be as easy as
>
>
> ***********
> bysort block: gen bldg=_n
> ***********
>
> See NJC`s http://www.stata-journal.com/sjpdf.html?articlenum=pr0004
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tyler Frazier
> Sent: Sonntag, 30. Mai 2010 19:02
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: number generation
>
> I would like to generate a method to number buildings in sequence, but
> restart the sequence in accordance with a group. For example I have
> the following nomenclature
>
> (block) (round) (plot) (bldg)
> 005 050 010 xxx
> 005 050 020 xxx
> 005 050 030 xxx
> 005 050 040 xxx ...
>
> 005 050 150 xxx ...
>
> 005 060 010 xxx ...
>
> 010 010 010 xxx ...
>
>
> where xxx represents a unique object identifier. I'm thinking to use
> gen or egen with a cond() qualifier, but how to set the parameters for
> the unique object identifier such that it returns sets of the
> following structure
>
> 005 050 010 001
> 005 050 010 002
> 005 050 010 003 ...
>
> 005 050 010 999
>
> thank you,
> Ty
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