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st: AW: 回复: AW: 回复: st: re: missing string entry


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: AW: 回复: AW: 回复: st: re: missing string entry
Date   Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:40:28 +0100

<> 

Spell out the function as "missing()":


*************
clear*
set obs 1
gen x=""
replace x="null" if missing(x)
*************



HTH
Martin


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von lydia huang
Gesendet: Dienstag, 9. März 2010 09:39
An: [email protected]
Betreff: st: 回复: AW: 回复: st: re: missing string entry

yes, i am using stata7, then how can i replace all the missing string entries with "null" in stata7?

--- 10年3月9日,周二, Martin Weiss <[email protected]> 写道:

> 发件人: Martin Weiss <[email protected]>
> 主题: AW: 回复: st: re: missing string entry
> 收件人: [email protected]
> 日期: 2010年3月9日,周二,下午4:15
> 
> <> 
> 
> 
> 
> -mi()- was introduced in Stata 8 (-help whatsnew7to8-), so
> if you are a Stata 7 user, then the mystery is solved. If
> not, it lingers on...
> 
> 
> 
> HTH
> Martin
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> Im Auftrag von lydia huang
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 9. März 2010 04:46
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: st: 回复: st: re: missing string entry
> 
> i typed 
> 
> replace nosocomial_infection = "NULL" if
> mi(nosocomial_infection)
> 
> and it says "unknown function mi()".
> what does this mean? how solve it? I want to change all the
> missing string variables into "null", do i type the
> following?
> 
> replace _all = "NULL" if mi(_all)
> 
> Best wishes
> Lydia
> 
> --- 10年3月9日,周二, Kit Baum <[email protected]>
> 写道:
> 
> > 发件人: Kit Baum <[email protected]>
> > 主题: st: re: missing string entry
> > 收件人: [email protected]
> > 日期: 2010年3月9日,周二,上午10:36
> > <>
> > How to convert all the missing string entry into
> entry
> > shows "null"? 
> > 
> > replace myvar = "NULL" if mi(myvar)
> > 
> > Kit Baum   |   Boston
> College
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