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Re: st: separating components of a string variable
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Nick Cox <[email protected]>
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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
<[email protected]> 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.
>
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