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Re: st: forval query
From
William Buchanan <[email protected]>
To
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject
Re: st: forval query
Date
Fri, 5 Apr 2013 06:47:26 -0700
Why not just use the rename command with the group syntax? Additionally, Nick Cox wrote an amazingly helpful command for performing a variety of renaming tasks that may be helpful in other situations (-findit renvars-).
This is completely untested but maybe you could try something like:
forv i=2/10{
loc val = 1990+(2*`i')
rename r`i'mobila mobila_`val'
}
HTH,
Billy
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On Apr 5, 2013, at 6:32, "Mirnezami, Oliver" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm having some difficulty in using forval and foreach commands and was hoping for some help with the syntax please.
>
> Previously i've been renaming variables manually en masse using the following code:
>
> rename r2mobila mobila_1994
> rename r3mobila mobila_1996
> rename r4mobila mobila_1998
> .etc..
> rename r10mobila mobila_2010
>
> i.e. '2' corresponds with '1994', '3' with '1996' etc.
>
> I've tried using the following command but i get an r(111) error:
>
> forval i = 2/10 {
> forval j = 1994/2010 {
> foreach k in r`i'mobila {
> rename `k' mobila_`j'
> }
> }
> }
>
> I don't think I've managed to link '2' with '1994' and '3' with '1996' properly.
>
> I have to do this technique for many variables and so used this case as an example.
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Oliver
>
>
>
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