Thanks Scott,
I just figured out it couldn't be a number. I think I'll use the first of your
suggestions.
Reza
Quoting [email protected]:
> Reza,
>
> names have to begin with a letter or an underscore.
>
> So, how about:
>
> foreach var of varlist * {
> rename `var' _95_`var'
> }
>
> or
>
> foreach var of varlist * {
> rename `var' `var'_95
> }
>
> Scott
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:22 pm
> Subject: Re: st: Two digit prefix to variables
>
> > Thanks Scott,
> >
> > I tried your code and it worked perfectly. However, when I tried
> > to use a
> > numerical prefix, it gave me the following error message:
> >
> > foreach var of varlist * {
> > 2. rename `var' 95_`var'
> > 3. }
> > 95_district invalid name
> > r(198);
> >
> > Any idea why this is happening? I'm sure its simple & I'm just too
> > unfamiliarwith the code. I'll read up more on "foreach".
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Reza
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting [email protected]:
> >
> > > foreach var of varlist * {
> > > rename `var' foo_`var'
> > > }
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Scott
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: [email protected]
> > > Date: Thursday, July 1, 2004 1:59 pm
> > > Subject: Re: st: Two digit prefix to variables
> > >
> > > > Regarding my earlier message:
> > > >
> > > > I wanted to add that I am not looking to type "rename var 95var"
> > > > for every
> > > > variable. I would like to write and use a program to effect the
> > > > change.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Reza
> > > >
> > > > Quoting [email protected]:
> > > >
> > > > > Dear Statalisters,
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you please help me work out how to attach a two digit
> > > > numerical prefix
> > > > > to
> > > > > all my variables? I am preparing to append surveys from
> > > > different dates but
> > > > > that have the same variable names, and I would like to
> > > > distinguish between
> > > > > them
> > > > > by adding a two digit year prefix (e.g. hhid becomes 95hhid).
> > > > This will be
> > > > > done
> > > > > before appending the datasets, so that when I do append I can
> > > > distinguish> between the variables.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have not yet taken the Stata programming course (hope to
> > > > soon), so I'm
> > > > > unsure
> > > > > where to start.
> > > >
> > >
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> >
> >
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