Thanks a lot
-----Original Message-----
From: "Michael Blasnik" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:40:45 -0400
Subject: Re: st: superposed rolled windows
> You should only use -encode- if it is a string variable that is true
> text --
> not a number . The resulting numeric variable is simply an index based
> on
> alphabetical order of string variable.
>
> You should use -destring- if it is a number accidentally held as text.
> You
> may need to use the -ignore()- option of destring if the number has
> commas
> or currency symbols. For example:
>
> destring dollarvar, ignore(,$) replace
>
> You can list multiple variables in the destring command
>
> Michael Blasnik
> [email protected]
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "irodriguez" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:37 PM
> Subject: RE: st: superposed rolled windows
>
>
> > 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
> >>
>
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