It is not only possible: it is essential.
What you supply to -reshape- is a list
of stubs, not a variable list.
However, at some point you do have to
specify that list of stubs.
If your example problem were your real problem, then
your example solution would be your real solution.
The further examples at
FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Problems with reshape
12/03 I am having problems with the reshape command. Can
you give further guidance?
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/reshape3.html
indicate a few tricks that may be what you want.
Nick
[email protected]
P.S. I wouldn't try to circumnavigate this problem.
The historical precedents are not attractive.
(a) You die en route.
(b) You end up exactly where you started, but about a year later.
Hans J. Baumgartner
> I would like to reshape quite a huge number of variables. Is
> it possible
> to use the reshape command without specifying each single
> variable? Or can
> I circumnavigate this problem creating a local that contains
> all variables
> in the data set so that I can implement the local in the
> reshape command?
>
> What I am having looks something like this:
>
> Varnames : X_1 Y_1 Z_1 X_2 Y_2 Z_2
>
> reshape long X_ Y_ Z_ , i(id) j(time)
>
> How can I use the command without specifying X_ Y_ Z_ ?
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