> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wallace, John [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 4:39 PM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: st: RE: VLookup command in Stata
>
>
> Hi Deborah
>
> I'm guessing that you would like to make a new variable in
> your main table
> based on an indexed list in a second table. Sort of like
> merging two tables
> together. If that's the case, the -joinby- command is
> probably what you're
> looking for.
>
> John Wallace
I was thnking this sounded more like a job for -merge-, not -joinby-,
but I suppose that depends on exactly what you are trying to do.
--Nick Winter
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