ok thks
there is some command for change all string variables simultaneously?
thanks again?
-----Original Message-----
From: "Alex Ogan" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:27:22 -0400
Subject: RE: st: superposed rolled windows
> You probably want to try the command -encode-.
>
> You might want to read the help file to learn more, but the basic
> syntax
> is:
>
> encode stringvarname, gen(newvarname)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of irodriguez
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:24 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: st: superposed rolled windows
>
> the meaning is that is string but i dont know how to change variables
> to
>
> string format to a number format
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Michael S. Hanson" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:02:23 -0400
> Subject: Re: st: superposed rolled windows
>
> > On Jun 27, 2006, at 12:52 PM, irodriguez wrote:
> >
> > > In the data editor windows all the variables except yeaar are in
> red
> > > this mean that are string?
> > > how can I convert the profit variable to string with encode or with
>
> > > destring
> > > i`ve tried with
> > > destring profit, replace
> > > but it`s still red
> >
> > Sorry, I have never used the data editor, so I have no idea what
> red
> > signifies. Perhaps the User's Guide or Data Management manuals
> > explain the color codings. If you -describe- your variable, you
> > should be able to determine its data type. HTH.
> >
> > -- Mike
> >
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