Extrac the numbers in variable labels

[Ruki EC]

Hi,


How can I extract the numeric part from my variable labels? For example:

I have the next var label:

"Income500"

And I want:

"Income"


Thank You
S.

[daniel klein]

Where do you want that? Do you want new variable labels? Do you want those in a local macro? Do you want anything else? Do you want to do this for more than one variable? A simple example using dataex could be useful here.

In general, you store a variable's label in a local macro with

local label : variable label varname

You can then use string functions (including regular expressions) to manipulate the local macro.

Best
Daniel