Re: st: How to merge 2 datasets using 2 unique variables

[Robin Newberry <wnewber@CLEMSON.EDU>]

> datasets on both variables, then list both in the -merge- command:
>
>  . merge ssn adate using ...
Thanks, but I just noticed an issue. In one dataset the Social 
Security Number is in the "standard" format (###-##-####), while in 
the other it's just a set of straight digits (no hyphens). I guess I 
need to remove the hyphens in the one set - how do I do that?
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Robin
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Clemson University

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