Re: st: Missing value= Help with gen command.

[Oliver Jones <ojones@wiwi.uni-bielefeld.de>]

gen sum_of_a_b = A + B

gen byte dumab = (sum_of_a_b > 0) | (sum_of_a_b == .)


Best
Oliver


Am 05.05.2011 14:38, schrieb vikramfinavker:
> HI all,
>
> I am trying to generate new variable which is sum of A and B. i used:
>
> gen dumab=0
>
> replace dumab=1 if A+B>0
>
> however my problem is that where A has value and B has missing value (.) it
> gives me answer (.) but instead i want 1.
>
> Could any one please help me with this.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
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