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You cannot -replace- the numeric variable because -replace- cannot promote
the data type to -string-. Just create a new variable, then:
*************
gen newx="0"+string(x)
*************
You could also -format- the numeric variable -format x %02.0f- to achieve a
similar effect, without changing the actual contents of the variable...
HTH
Martin
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Betreff: st: How to make ID as 01 instead of 1
Dear all:
Can you show me how I can generate ID in the following manner: 01,
02..... instead of 1, 2, 3...?
>From the original data, I have ID in the form of 1, 2, ...... I then
use the following commands:
tostring ID, replace
replace x = "01" if x=="1"
There was a message "type mismatch".
Any help is appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Quang
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