Re: st: automatic joining variables after merging datasets

[Jörg Eulenberger <j.eulenberger@web.de>]

Thanks a lot Maarten, it works great!
Best Regards Jörg




Am 02.05.2013 09:16, schrieb Maarten Buis:
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Jörg Eulenberger wrote:
>> is the a automatic way to find variables with the exact same varlabel
>> and then copy the value from the second variable to the first variable?
> Here is one solution:
>
> *------------------ begin example ------------------
> //---------------------- create two example datasets
> tempfile 1 2
> sysuse auto, clear
> gen byte dataset = 1
> save `1'
>
> // change the variable names in dataset 2 by adding
> // a random integer as suffix to the name
> sysuse auto, clear
> gen byte dataset = 2
> foreach var of varlist * {
>     rename `var' `var'`=ceil(6*runiform())'
> }
> save `2'
>
> //---- step 1: collect variable names and var labels
> tempfile varlab1 varlab2
> use `1', clear
> desc, replace
> keep name varlab
> save `varlab1'
>
> use `2', clear
> desc, replace
> keep name varlab
> rename name name2
> save `varlab2'
>
> //---------- step 2: find varnames with same varlabs
> merge 1:1 varlab using `varlab1', keep(match)
>
> //-------------- step 3: create do file that renames
> //                       the variables in dataset 2
> tempname myfile
> tempfile tfile
> file open `myfile' using "`tfile'", write text replace
> forvalues i = 1/`=_N' {
>     file write `myfile' "rename " (name2[`i']) " " (name[`i']) _n
> }
> file close `myfile'
>
> //--------- step 4: apply that .do file to dataset 2
> use `2', clear
> do `tfile'
>
> //-------------------- step5: append dataset 1 and 2
> append using `1'
>
> *------------------- end example -------------------
> (For more on examples I sent to the Statalist see:
> http://www.maartenbuis.nl/example_faq )
>
>
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