> Laura Miller <[email protected]> wrote
>
> I am using the outfile command to output a file with nine variables.
> They are
> all of fixed width but some are string and some are numeric. My
> problem is when
> it outputs the file it leaves several spaces between the variables. I
> need it to
> leave just one space between them (for inputting to another program).
> I know the
> runtogether option allows for no spaces. Is there a command that
> creates just
> one space between the variables?
>
Not to beat a dying horse, but you could also create a string variable
that consists of a single space,and use that to space out your
variables, with the runtogether options:
gen str1 space=" "
outfile var1 space var2 space var3 space var4 using <filename>,
runtogether
Nick Winter
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