Is there an easy way to rename multiple variables?

[Chul-Kyoo Jung]

Hi, I have a wide dataset and variable names are like

v1, v2, v3,..., v100.

I want to drop v3 and v10 then rename v4 to v3, v5 to v4,....and then v11 to v9, v12 to v10, so on and so forth.
I know I have to use

 v`'

or loop, but a bit struggling now.

Thanks.

[Chen Samulsion]

drop v3 v10
rename v# v#, renumber

[Rich Goldstein]

help rename group

[Chul-Kyoo Jung]

Hi, I checked help and find out it is possible that

rename (a b c) (b c a)

.
I was wondering if

rename (a b c d g e f) (b c a e f d g)

is also possible.
Or only three elements are the maximum number.

[Nick Cox]

Why not try it?

[Chul-Kyoo Jung]

Ni Nick, I tried but nothing happened.

[Clyde Schechter]

This thread is almost the same as https://www.statalist.org/forums/for...iple-variables. May I suggest that this thread be considered closed?

Chul-Kyoo Jung Please look at the other thread. The solution to your problem is there, I believe.

[Chul-Kyoo Jung]

Clyde Schechter yes, sure. thanks again.