st: Re: variable names from another dataset

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

Sure-

de using otherfile, varlist
local othervars "`r(varlist)'"

Michael Blasnik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kantor" <kantor.d@att.net>
To: "Statalist" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:51 PM
Subject: st: variable names from another dataset



> Does anyone know, is it possible to get the variable names of another 
> dataset without loading it?
>
> Presently, I do this...
> use otherfile
> unab othervars : *
>
> use mymainfile
> [ code referencing othervars ]
> ...
>
> But can I avoid -use-ing otherfile?
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