FINDNAME: Stata module to list variables matching name patterns or other properties

Nicholas Cox

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: findname lists variable names of the dataset currently in memory in a compact or detailed format, and lets you specify subsets of variables to be listed, either by name or by properties (e.g., the variables are numeric). In addition, findname leaves behind in r(varlist) the names of variables selected so that you can use them in a subsequent command. findname, typed without arguments, lists all variable names of the dataset currently in memory in a compact form. If two or more options specifying properties of variables are specified, findname identifies only those variables that satisfy all of the option specifications, i.e. the intersection of all the subsets identified. The not option provides a direct way to identify the complementary set. Findname is offered as a user-written alternative to ds.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9
Keywords: data management; variables; types; labels; formats; characteristics; any; all (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-03-30, Revised 2012-03-14
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install findname". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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