modified variable names and macros

[Konecny Tomas]

 
 
Hello,  
I wanted to convert a large number (+100) of numeric variables into string variables having similar, yet slightly modified name. Is it possible to define a macro that uses the names of the existing variables to generate new variables?  
For example I have numeric vars called age sex etc. and want to have string vars age1 sex1 etc.  
Thanks a lot for any advice,  
Tomas Konecny  

 

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[Spousta Jan]

Hello Tomáš,

Try this:

define to_str (!pos=!cmd).

!do !i !in (!1)
string !concat(!i, "1") (a4).
compute !concat(!i, "1") = string(!i, f4).
!doend

execute.
!enddefine.

to_str age sex edu.

Best regards,

Jan

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Subject: modified variable names and macros



Hello,
I wanted to convert a large number (+100) of numeric variables into string variables having similar, yet slightly modified name. Is it possible to define a macro that uses the names of the existing variables to generate new variables?
For example I have numeric vars called age sex etc. and want to have string vars age1 sex1 etc.
Thanks a lot for any advice,
Tomas Konecny



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