st: cut variables

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g x2 = substr(x,1,2)


                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
 -----Original Message-----                                                      
 From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu                                      
 [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu]On Behalf Of Patricia Vera         
 Rojas                                                                           
 Sent: 10 November 2005 15:24                                                    
 To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu                                              
 Subject: st: cut variables                                                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
 Hi,                                                                             
                                                                                 
 I have a string variable with different size:                                   
                                                                                 
 01 XXX YYY ZZZ                                                                  
 02 XXXX YYY ZZZZZZ                                                              
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 30 X Z YYYYY                                                                    
                                                                                 
 I want to get only the first two digits (01 to 30)                              
 How can I do it?                                                                
                                                                                 
 Thanks,                                                                         
 Patricia                                                                        
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
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