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****
clear*
set obs 100
forv i=1/150{
gen x`i'_56epi=runiform()
}
//rename all in one fell swoop
renvars _all, postsub(_56epi _45epi)
****
HTH
Martin
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----- Original Message -----
From: "sdm1" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:57 PM
Subject: st: Changing the suffix on variable names
I have 150 variables all with the same suffix. I'd like to be able to
change this suffix to a different suffix (eg from '_56epi' to '_45epi'.
Is
there an easier way to do this than using the 'rename' command 150 times?
Many thanks.
Steve
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