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Strip out unwanted characters from string variables
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  ^strip^ var, ^of("^character string^")^ ^g^enerate^(^newvar^)^

^strip^ removes unwanted characters (usually punctuation marks) 
from string variables, and saves the transformed string as a 
new variable.  Uses include: converting numbers formatted with commas
to ordnary strings, standardising codes that sometimes include spaces.
Tidying up various types of messy data entry.


Options
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^of^ specifies the characters to be removed.  One or more characters
are
allowed.

^generate^ gives the name of the new variable to be created.  
Newvar will be a string variable; you do not need to specify this.fs


Examples
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 . ^strip cost, of("$,") gen(temp)^
 . ^gen cost2 = real(temp)^
 . ^drop temp^

 . ^strip outcome, of("eso") gen(out)^



Also see
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 Manual: [R] @functions@.
