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st: RE: RE: Need help with string observations
From
"David Radwin" <[email protected]>
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Subject
st: RE: RE: Need help with string observations
Date
Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:52:57 -0800 (PST)
Oops. I should have said the first and *second* words or first and last
*names*. Sorry. But I think the syntax will work for you.
David
--
David Radwin
Senior Research Associate
MPR Associates, Inc.
2150 Shattuck Ave., Suite 800
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: 510-849-4942
Fax: 510-849-0794
www.mprinc.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:owner-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of David Radwin
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:34 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: RE: Need help with string observations
>
> Mike,
>
> There are several ways to do this. One is to just take the first and
last
> words and put a space in between:
>
> . gen firstlast = word(fullname, 1) + " " + word(fullname, 2)
>
> David
> --
> David Radwin
> Senior Research Associate
> MPR Associates, Inc.
> 2150 Shattuck Ave., Suite 800
> Berkeley, CA 94704
> Phone: 510-849-4942
> Fax: 510-849-0794
>
> www.mprinc.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:owner-
> > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Stewart
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:08 AM
> > To: statalist
> > Subject: st: Need help with string observations
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can you please help me with String function
> > I have a list of patients and unfortunately some pts have their names
> > recorded in various formats like James Edward ; James Edward H;
> > James Edward J etc
> > Is it possible to write a code where the funcition removes the last
> > alphabet for the string if it is listed separately like
> >
> > James Edward H--> James Edward
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thank you ,
> > Yours Sincerely,
> > Mike.
>
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