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help for ice_reformat                                           Patrick Royston
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Reformat -ice- file


        ice_reformat using filename , replace


Description

    ice_reformat reformats files of imputations created by versions of ice
    earlier than 1.4.0 to the current format. This ensures compatibility with
    mim. The changes are described under Remarks.


Options

    replace is not optional. It permits filename to be replaced.


Remarks

    ice_reformat makes the following small changes to filename:

        (i) Variables _i and _j are renamed to _mi and _mj respectively.

        (ii) The characteristic _dta[mi_id] is changed from _i to _mi.

    These changes ensure that the file is compatible with mim.


Example

    . ice_reformat "c:\data\myimputations.dta", replace


Author

    Patrick Royston, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London.
    pr@ctu.mrc.ac.uk


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