Dear statalist,
some of my data?s variables have an leading underscore but not all, i.e.:
_var1 _var2 _var3 var4 var5 _var 6
How can I remove the leading underscore to get
var1 var2 var3 var4 var5 var6
Any suggestions are welcomed.
Best wishes
Hans
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Hans J. Baumgartner
Dept. Public Economics
DIW Berlin
German Institut for Economic Research
phone: +49/30/89789-307
fax : +49/30/89789-114
URL: www.diw.de
www.hansbaumgartner.de
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