-subinstr()- is a function, not a command.
What you should do is use the correct syntax.
-subinstr()- needs four arguments, not three.
replace code = subinstr(code, "-", "", .)
Nick
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Mosca, Ilaria
> I have a string variable that looks like the following:
> 100-2555
> 500-2341
> 564-5213
> I would like to generate another variable that takes away the dash. In
> other words, the new variable would be the following:
> 1002555
> 5002341
> 5645213
>
> I tried with the command --replace code = subinstr(code,"-","")
> But I obtain an "invalid syntax r(198)" message.
>
> What should I do?
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