Hi Nick
Thanks for the help. The code produces the same result as what Hakon
suggested however you make a comment �More generally, whenever codes are
pseudo-numeric, there are several advantages to holding them as strings�
which has generated interest in me so I would like to pursue it further.
You suggest
list if string(cropcode) != substr(string(varcode,1,3)
Now that the code works, I would like to know the underlying principles.
Please throw some more light especially on the right hand side of the =.
Will look forward to hearing from you
Roni
--- Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> Babigumira Ronnie replied to Roger Newson's suggestion:
>
> > > Use the -int- function (see -help functions-). In this case, you
> might
> > > type
> > >
> > > gene cropcod2=int(varcode/100)
> > > list if cropcod2!=cropcode
> > > assert cropcod2==cropcode
> > > drop cropcod2
> > >
> > > and Stata will generate a new variable -cropcod2-, which should be
> equal
> > > to -cropcode- if the data are consistent. Stata will then list
> > consistent
> > > cases, and halt execution if there are any inconsistent cases, and
> drop
> > > the variable -cropcod2- otherwise.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps.
> > >
>
> > Many thanks. It works however, I have a slight complication, some of
> the
> > variety codes are more than 5. Here is an example (also included is
> the
> > new variable cropcod2)
> >
> > villcode cropcode cropcod2 varcode
> > 1. 1531002 110 110 11001
> > 2. 1531002 110 110 11001
> > 377. 1360100 110 1101 110104
> > 378. 1362000 110 1101 110104
> >
> > The first 2 varcodes have 5 digits and hence
> >
> > . gen cropcod2=int(varcode/100)
> >
> > would work just fine, however, the last two have varcodes with 6
> digits
> > which would therefore mean that I would need to rewrite the syntax to
> >
> > . gen cropcod2=int(varcode/1000)
> >
> > This would however truncate that 5 digit varcodes and the resulting
> > cropcod2 would have 2 digits.
> >
> > I would therefore like to put in a condition that would allow the
> first
> > truncation to be done only if the number of digits in varcode is 5 and
> > then replace cropcod2 with a new truncated figure if the varcode has 6
> > digits. I have searched the manual and I still haven't found it. Might
> you
> > (or anyone else reading) have any idea how I can do this.
>
>
> I suggest that any test be in terms of the first three
> characters of the string equivalent.
>
> list if string(cropcode) != substr(string(varcode,1,3))
>
> More generally, whenever codes are pseudo-numeric, there
> are several advantages to holding them as strings.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
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