Hello,

I am using the 2018 dataset from Latinobarometro. A lot of variables are named something like "P10STC.B". I have been trying to rename them, but keep getting errors.

" not allowed in oldname
Syntax is rename oldname newname
You used . in oldname, not newname. . is used in newname to indicate that the corresponding wildcard in
oldname be skipped. E.g., "rename a*b* a.b*" removes what is between a and b; variable ausbvalue would be
renamed abvalue.
r(198);"

Please let me know how I can rename those variables. I know those are invalid names, and Stata does not recognize them. Thank you for your help.