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| From | Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | Re: st: separating components of a string variable |
| Date | Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:40:27 +0100 |
gen whatever = substr(id, 2, 2) gen last3 = substr(id, -3, 3) use -real()- as well if desired. See for the functions that "everyone should know": Nicholas J. Cox. 2011. Speaking Stata: Fun and fluency with functions. The Stata Journal 11(3): 460-471 Abstract. Functions are the unsung heroes of Stata. This column is a tour of functions that might easily be missed or underestimated, with a potpourri of tips, tricks, and examples for a wide range of basic problems. On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 8:32 PM, Mahbubeh Parsaeian <mahbobehparsaeian@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have a question about separating the component of a string variable. > Suppose you have a string variable which is an id variable and consists of 9 numbers. The second and third numbers introduce the province and you want > to separate this part of the string variable and save it as a new > variable. > I also have another question. I have an id number such as 123456 and I want > to separate 3 numbers from the right side (456). > Would you please help me to find good solutions for these questions? > Thanks for your attention. > > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/