This won't get one far in solving this problem.
Nor will -split-. That is no criticism of either,
as each was designed for different problems.
The problem needs lower-level functions.
Nick
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> Try also the egen-function "ends". Using that you can split a
> string into parts,
> specifying the partitioner.
> "Terra Curtis"
>
> I am dealing with a string variable called 'string' like the
> example below
> (this is copied from the data browser):
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