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My last message came through email okay, but was empty on the web version of Statalist (here http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2010-01/msg00811.html)...here it is again:
On Jan 25, 2010, at 1:15 PM, Eric Booth wrote:
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> From the -capture- help file:
>
> foreach v of local varlist {
> capture confirm string variable `v'
> if !_rc {
> action for string variables
> }
> else {
> action for numeric variables
> }
> }
>
> ...
>
> for your case you could do something like:
>
> foreach v of varlist major1-major3 {
> capture confirm numeric variable `v'
> if !_rc {
> tostring `v', force replace
> }
> }
>
> Also, you could use -ds- to make a varlist of string or numeric vars to manipulate. (-help ds-)
>
>
> ~Eric
>
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> Eric A. Booth
> Public Policy Research Institute
> Texas A&M University
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>
> On Jan 25, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Bryce Mason wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> Anyone know of a function that can be used to return variable type? For example, I'd like to get a return value on a variable and, if it is numeric, convert it to string. Something like "vartype" the following pseudocode:
>>
>> variables: major1 (string), major2 (string), major3 (numeric, since it happens to be empty this year)
>>
>> foreach x in major1 major2 major3 {;
>> if vartype(`x') is numeric {;
>> gen temp=string(`x');
>> drop `x';
>> rename temp `x';
>> };
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Bryce
>>
>>
>> Bryce Mason, Ph.D.
>> Director of Institutional Research
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