Hi,

I have the following states. I want to assign a 2-digit code to each state. The dataex is given below.
Code:
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex
clear
input str16 state str2 wanted_stcode
"Jammu & Kashmir"  "JK"
"Himachal Pradesh" "HP"
"Punjab"           "PB"
"Daman & Diu"      "DD"
"D & N Haveli"     "DN"
"Maharastra"       "MH"
"Andhra Pradesh"   "AP"
end
To assign stcode to each state (e.g., wanted_stcode variable) I tried using the following loop.
Code:

gen stcode1 = ""

egen stateid = group(state), label  
su stateid, meanonly

local vars "JK HP PB DD DN MH AP"

foreach j of local vars{
forvalues i = 1/`r(N)'{
replace stcode = "`j'" if state == "`i'"
}
}

I would appreciate any help in this regard.