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| From | Red Owl <rh.redowl@liu.edu> |
| To | <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
| Subject | Re: st: keep if string for more variables |
| Date | Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:47:49 -0500 |
keep if substr(color,1,4) == "blue" Red Owl redowl@liu.edu >> Nick Bornschein <nick.bornschein@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have string variables, blue01 to blue10 and yellow01 to yellow10. I want to keep some data by using: >> >> >> keep if color == "blue*" to keep all blue data, but it does not work. Any idea? >> >> >> Thanks a lot >> -Nick * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/