I tried the solutions given but it didn't work - purhaps I have made some errors. Here is the printout:
. read Loading data C:\Data\Test.rec, please wait.. File name : C:\Data\Test.rec Fields: 1 Total records: 3 Valid records: 3 ******************************************************************************************* NOTE: Test.rec contains the variable var1 (string) and the following cases: 10/01 11/02 11/03 ******************************************************************************************* . Run "C:\DOCUME~1\STIG~1.UHL\LOKALA~1\Temp\TMP67F.Tmp" . define var2 ## Var Name VAR2 of type Integer Var length: 2 decimals 0 . var2 = string(copy(var1,1,2)) Data type mismatch . close File closed . read Loading data C:\Data\Test.rec, please wait.. File name : C:\Data\Test.rec Fields: 1 Total records: 3 Valid records: 3 . Run "C:\DOCUME~1\STIG~1.UHL\LOKALA~1\Temp\TMP680.Tmp" . gen i var2 = string(copy(var1,1,2)) Data type mismatch
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