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Re: st: merging multiple files in stata
From
daniel klein <[email protected]>
To
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Subject
Re: st: merging multiple files in stata
Date
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:39:02 +0100
Steve,
note that if you assume Stata 11 syntax for -merge- you do not need
the -sort-ing part, because as of Stata 11 the datasets to be -merge-d
do no longer need to be sorted (one of my favorite enhancements in
-merge-).
Negussie,
using old -merge- syntax, as you are doing, allows multiple files to
be -merge-d. The syntax digram reads
merge [varlist] using filename [filename ...]
so after preparing all your files you could try
use temp_physn.dta
merge bene_id mnth using temp_hsps.dta temp_opmnth.dta
Best
Daniel
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