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> After taking a closer look at the code of -xpose- this
> morning, I now have a
> better understanding of how it goes about its business.
> -xpose- assigns the
> name "v" + an integer corresponding to the row number when
> it takes a first
> cut at interchanging rows and columns. Then, and only then, are the
> variables renamed using the values of _varname in each row
> of the original
> set. Given that there are 10 observations in the above example, the
> transposed variables are initially assigned names v1, v2,
> ..., v10. When
> -xpose- subsequently attempts to rename the first variable
> of the transposed
> set, it tries
>
> rename v1 v6
>
> and Stata objects since, at this point, v6 already exists
> in memory. Nick's
> wrapper works as a solution. Still, a wrapper shouldn't be
> necessary in
> this instance since -xpose- is _designed_ to let users
> specify a variable
> (_varname) containing the names of the transposed variables. I hope
> StataCorp will deem it necessary to amend -xpose- in an
> upcoming ado update;
> such updates and amendments are all the more important when bugs or
> "misfeatures" concern data management commands.
I'm sure that Stata Corp will attend to this.
My -xpose2- (indicated by the results
of a Unix-type -diff- comparing it with -xpose-) is not a "wrapper",
but at best a fixed -xpose-.
But Stata Corp will have a test
script for -xpose- and will be able to
test it, and/or come up with a better solution.
Nick
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