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Re: st: merge problem


From   Jerome Fauconnier <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: merge problem
Date   Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:22:51 +0200

I have just understood : my old variable "numven" exists in the two files, but in two different formats.
So, it cannot be merged !
Thank you
Le 21 sept. 2012 à 15:08, Jerome Fauconnier a écrit :

> I am using Stata 12.
> I have two files that I want to merge with a new variable "numhosp" which I have just created from a existing variable "numven".
> When I try to merge the two files with the following command : 
> "merge 1:1 numhosp using lamda2011"
> I have got the following error message :
> "numven is double in using data"
> 
> I don't use "numven" in the merge command. Why is it taken in account?
> 
> Thank you for your help
> 
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