Variable type change after merging

[Chenli You]

I've figured out the problem. Thanks!

[Carlo Lazzaro]

Chenli:
happy with reading that you've found out a valid diagnosis yourself.
However, posting what you've figured out could help anybody else who might stumble upon the same problem in the future.

[Nick Cox]

@Carlo Lazzaro's second point is also made in the FAQ Advice all posters are asked to read.

16.2 What can you delete

Starting a thread does not convey ownership of that thread. ...

You cannot delete a thread you started. Please don't mangle your own posts starting a thread, even if you solved your problem yourself or realised that the question was silly. Explain the solution, even if it was trivial. Often someone else will have the same problem.

[Chenli You]

Carlo and Nick,

Thanks a lot.

My original question was that I was merging two data sets together, and one variable from "using" dataset changes from %10.0g to %9.0g after merging. I was confused about this, but figured out later that it's because the "master" data set has a variable that has the same name coincidently. It's a stupid mistake but might be useful for some occasions.

Thanks,
Chenli

[Carlo Lazzaro]

Chenli:
thanks a lot for closing this thread positively.