Re: st: Problem in appending data files : an error happened

[Amir Kasaeian <amir_kasaeian@yahoo.com>]

Dear all,
I encountered a new error in appending my data with the below codes.
I received the following error about one of my variables.

""m12b is str5 in using data""

and I do not know how to resolve it.

Many thanks your help in advance.
Best,
Amir



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From: Maarten Buis <maartenlbuis@gmail.com>
To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Sent: Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 17:39
Subject: Re: st: Problem in appending data files.

replace province=`i'

should be

replace province=`i' if province == .

-- Maarten

On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Maarten Buis <maartenlbuis@gmail.com> wrote:
> use "C:\Total85\S0.dta"
> gen province = 0
> forvalues i= 1/29 {
> append using "C:\Total85\S`i'.dta" ,
> replace province=`i'
> }
> save "C:\Total85\Total.dta", replace
>
> -- Maarten
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Amir Kasaeian <amir_kasaeian@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> Good day!
>> I have a problem in appending my data files.
>> I wrote a loop but there is little problem that I don't know how to resolve it.
>> Your help will be appreciated.
>> I use stata MP 11.
>> The problem is that I have 30 files in a folder named S0 through S1. I want to have a final file named for example "Total" including a new variable as an indicator for observations of each of 30 separate files.
>> I wrote my file as :
>>
>> forvalues i= 0/29 {
>> append using "C:\Total85\S`i'.dta" ,
>> gen Province=`i'
>> save "C:\Total85\Total.dta", replace
>> }
>>
>>
>> but the code stops at the first step alarming:
>>
>>
>> . do "C:\Users\AK\AppData\Local\Temp\STD00000000.tmp"
>>
>> . forvalues i= 0/29 {
>>   2. append using "C:\Total85\S`i'.dta" ,
>>   3. gen Province=`i'
>>   4. save "C:\Total85\Total.dta", replace
>>   5. }
>> file C:\Total85\Total.dta saved
>> Province already defined
>> r(110);
>>
>> end of do-file
>>
>> r(110);
>>
>>
>> The Total file just includes observation from the S0.
>> Would you please help me to modify my codes?
>> Bunch of thanks,
>> Amir
>>
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