Re: st: appending several files with different variable names

[daniel klein <klein.daniel.81@googlemail.com>]

My code came four lines short. Of course you want to take some action
if -rename- fails for whatever reason.

foreach file in files {
	qui u `file' ,clear
	cap noi unab school : *school*
	if _rc {
		di as err "error occurred in `file'"
		continue // or wahtever you want to do
	}
	if (`: word count `school'' > 1) {
		di as txt "(note: more than one " /*
		*/ "variable *school* found in `file'"
		[do whatever you want to do in this case]
	}
	cap noi ren `school' school
	if _rc {
		di as err "error occurred in `file'"
		continue // or wahtever you want to do
	}
	loc `"foundin `foundin' "new_`file'""'
	qui sa new_`file'
}
gettoken firstfile foundin : foundin
u `firstfile' ,clear
ap using `foundin'
sa file_country

Best
Daniel
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