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st: Calculate product from two dta files


From   Zhangqunzi <[email protected]>
To   Stats <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Calculate product from two dta files
Date   Wed, 7 Nov 2012 10:31:29 +0100

> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I have two dta files having the same structure : 
> 
> Dta1
> time firm price 1 2 3 4
> 19700701.   0.1.   12.  14.  3
> Dta2
> Time firm share 1 2 3 4
> 19700701.    10   20. 30. 40 
> 
> I want to get the product of price*share then generate a new dat file to store the result. 
> 
> The varlists from dta1,2 are not the same, eg p1 p3 p5. S1 S3 S5. Also the numbers are not continuous numbers.
> 
> Also my cimputer's memory is not enough only 730mb, the two dtas are 600mb, if u calculate the product in one dta file it will exceed the memory limit.
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance
> 
> 
> 
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