I would do this:
open master.dta
.use master.dta, clear
keep variables you want to paste to analytic.dta
.keep var1 var2 var3...varN
sort the variables you are using to do the merge
.sort varA varB varC
save master with another name
.save master2.dta
open analytic.dta, sort the variables you are using for the merge and
merge it with master2.dta
.use analytic.dta, clear
.sort varA varB varC
.merge varA varB varC using master2.dta
Hope this will help you
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De: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Ritesh Mistry
Enviado el: Lunes, 08 de Septiembre de 2003 04:24 PM
Para: [email protected]
Asunto: st: help merge
i have a simple problem about merging datasets.
i would like to add variables to analytic.dta from master.dta.
analytic.dta contains a subset of variables from master.dta. both
datasets
have the same observations. how do i add a specific set of variables
from
master.dta to analytic.dta? i don't want to merge all the data, only
certain
variables.
i'd appreciate any help. thanks!
ritesh
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