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* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex clear input str10 var "ACAC" "BAC" "GAC" end
Code:
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex clear input str10 var "AC" "B" "G" end
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex clear input str10 var "ACAC" "BAC" "GAC" end
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex clear input str10 var "AC" "B" "G" end
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex clear input str10 var "ACAC" "BAC" "GAC" "NASD" end gen wanted=ustrregexra(var,"AC$","")
clonevar want = have replace want = ustrregexs(1) if ustrregexm(want, "(.*)(AC)$", .)
+-------------+ | have want | |-------------| 1. | ACAC AC | 2. | BAC B | 3. | GAC G | 4. | NASD NASD | +-------------+
replace var = substr(var,1,strlen(var)-2) if substr(var,strlen(var)-1,2) == "AC"
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