RENAME Instruction

RENAME( options ) oldname newname comments

Renames a series on the RATS format data file currently being edited. Changes are not made permanent until you do a SAVE instruction.

Wizard

If you open the file using File—Open, you can use the Rename toolbar icon to rename a series. See RATS Data Files for details.

Parameters

oldname	old (that is, current) series name
newname	new series name
comments	(optional) (by default, no change to previous comments) number of comment lines (1 or 2) to add. List any comments on the next one or two lines following the RENAME command. Use 0 to delete existing comments. You can also use the (more modern) COMMENT option.

Options

COMMENTS=STRING or VECT[STRINGS] containing comments [no comments]

Use this option if you want to add comments describing the series. You can add up to two (80 character) comments to a series.

Example

dedit mydata.rat

rename(comment="GNP in 1982 Dollars") gnp82 real_gnp

save

Renames the series GNP82 to REAL_GNP, and adds the comment "GNP in 1982 Dollars".