Dear Readers

I try to reshape long and get:

Code:
.. di `"`_vars'"'
num0_ num_size00_ num_size10_

......


. reshape long `_vars', i(varname) j(newvarname)
(note: j = 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010)
variable num0_1900 not found
r(111);

end of do-file

r(111);

. des num0_1900

              storage   display    value
variable name   type    format     label      variable label
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
num0_1900   long    %9.0g                 0 num
`_vars' is long and _vars is not in order of j

I have substituted "num" for the real variable stub, but the stub is not the problem, I think.

As usual, all help very gratefully ....

Richard