Re: st: quick question

[Donald Spady <dspady@ualberta.ca>]

Sorry, some of my response got cut off: it should read
              for var Name: replace Name = lower(Name) if Name == X
Don
At 03:01 PM 2/25/2004, you wrote:
> lower(Name) if Name == X
> Don
>
> At 02:37 PM 2/25/2004, you wrote:
> > I have a data set that I got with some oddball names like PyrexIA or
> > CuTaneousDA, etc. and I'd like to rename everything so all characters were
> > lowercase.  Is there an easy way to do this via a foreach loop and a simple
> > command, or do I have to
> > rename PyrexIA pyrexia
> > rename CuTaneousDA cutaneousda
> >
> > I looked at the lower function but that seems to operate on variables rather
> > than names.
> >
> >
> > Peter A. Lachenbruch
> > Director, Division of Biostatistics, OBE/CBER
> > Tel: (301) 827-3320
> > FAX: (301) 827-5218
> >
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> Donald Spady
>
> Department of Pediatrics
> 2C3.92 WMC, University of Alberta
> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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>
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>
> Nature has no reset button.
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Donald Spady

Department of Pediatrics
2C3.92 WMC, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2R7

780-407-1244:O
780-407-7136:F

Nature has no reset button. 

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