Re: st: Wildcard for string variables

[Richard Goldstein <richgold@ix.netcom.com>]

Sorry about the typo:

gen byte newvar=substr(sequence,1,4)=="Tim "

Richard Goldstein wrote:
> I don't see any need for a wildcard; how about
>
> gen byte newvar=substr(sequence,1,4)=="Tim"
>
> Rich
>
> Hugh Colaco wrote:
> > Hi Statalisters,
> >
> > I am not sure how the string wildcard works. For example, I have a
> > string variable called "sequence" that has the following
> > observations:-
> >
> > 1. "Tim and Tom and Jane"
> > 2. "Tim and Jane and Tom"
> > 3. "Tom and Jane and Harry"
> > 4. "Jane and Jill"
> >
> > I want to generate a new variable that equals one if Tim is the first
> > name mentioned, and zero otherwise.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
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