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Re: st: converting numbers to strings
From
"Joseph Coveney" <[email protected]>
To
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Subject
Re: st: converting numbers to strings
Date
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:03:03 +0900
> Also,
> forval n = 7(2)13 {
> local n : di %0.2f `n'
> replace abc`n' = myfunc( abc`n')
> }
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I think that Nick meant %02.0f for the format. I'd concur that that suggestion
and the -foreach . . . in- suggestion just above it in Nick's reply are the best
approaches to this kind of problem, by the way.
Joseph Coveney
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