Batch Variable Rename - Stata

* Using macros it is very easy to rename any number of variables in Stata.

* Imagine you have a number of variables.

clear
set obs 10

forv i=1/100 {
  gen var`=`i'^2' = rnormal()
}

* We can rename variables by using a - mark which tells Stata to use
* the variable list.

foreach v of varlist var1-var100 {
  rename `v' `v'A
}

* We can also rename with the wildcards * and ?

foreach v of varlist var*4* {
  rename `v' four`v'
}

Formatted By Econometrics by Simulation