SEARCHFOR: Stata module to search for texts in selected or all string variables

Attaullah Shah ()

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: This program finds text in string variables and either lists the selected variables on screen or edits the variables in the Data Editor. The search text is capitalization free.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9
Keywords: data management; strings; text (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-09-18, Revised 2017-01-11
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install searchfor". 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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