There are several ways to do this.
One is
. ds <varlist>, not
This returns all variables _except_ those
in <varlist>, after which you can go
foreach v of var `r(varlist)' {
...
}
Also look at the options of -ds-.
Another is to use the facilities in
-macrolists-. See -whelp macrolists-.
For what looks like your particular
problem here, check out
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/missing.html
Nick
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ada Ma
> Sent: 11 May 2004 19:29
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: selecting all variables but a few
>
>
> 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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