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Change contents of string variables


Description


    fdta check the string varibles, searching for st1.  Whenever a matching
    str1 is found, it is replaced with str2.


Syntax


    fdta variables , from(str1) [to(str2)]


    Where the type of variables must be string. And if the variables specify
    as _all, it means all string variables in the database.

    options               Description
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    * from(str1)          find to be replaced
    * to(str2)            use to replace occurrences of from()
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Examples


    . sysuse auto

    . fdta make, from(Buick) to(BMW)

    . gen make2=word(make,1)

    . fdta make-trunk, from(Merc.) to(BMW)

    . fdta _all, f(Chev.) t(BMW)

    . fdta _all, f(BMW) t("")

    . fdta _all, f(AMC)


For problems and suggestions


    Author: Liu wei, The School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin
    University of China. Address: Zhongguancun Street No. 59, Haidian
    District, ZIP Code: 100872.  E-mail: rucwz-stata@yahoo.cn


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