st: selecting all variables but a few

[Ada Ma <pec187@abdn.ac.uk>]

Hello Statalist,

I want to do something like this:

foreach var of varlist * {
replace `var'=`var'[_n-1] if pid==pid[_n-1] & `var'==.
replace `var'=`var'[_n+1] if pid==pid[_n+1] & `var'==.
}

My problem is that I have a large number of variables in my dataset and I don't 
 want my commands to be applied to ALL variables.  What commands can I use to 
select all variables but a few?

Many thanks in advance.

Ada





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Ada Ma
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