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st: RE: describe using (problem with abbrev )


From   "Feiveson, Alan H. (JSC-SK311)" <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: describe using (problem with abbrev )
Date   Wed, 4 Dec 2013 18:42:55 +0000

Thanks, Daniel and Nick for your replies - somehow I missed them when they came out.

Al

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Feiveson, Alan H. (JSC-SK311)
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 9:15 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: describe using (problem with abbrev )

Hi _ In Stata 13 (and also in Stata 12), it appears that the abbreviation with a dash "-" does not work with -describe using-

e.g.

use temp,clear

. des y1-y2 using ajit_112213
variable - not found in file ajit_112213.dta r(111);

. des y1 y2 using ajit_112213

              storage   display    value
variable name   type    format     label      variable label
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
y1              float   %8.0g                 seatedegress
y2              float   %8.0g                 pegboard

But the asterisk does work:

. des y* using ajit_112213 

              storage   display    value
variable name   type    format     label      variable label
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
y1              float   %8.0g                 seatedegress
y2              float   %8.0g                 pegboard

Am I missing something?

Thanks, 

Al Feiveson

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