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---- Dimitris Rizopoulos Ph.D. Student Biostatistical Centre School of Public Health Catholic University of Leuven Address: Kapucijnenvoer 35, Leuven, Belgium Tel: +32/(0)16/336899 Fax: +32/(0)16/337015 Web: http://med.kuleuven.be/biostat/ http://www.student.kuleuven.be/~m0390867/dimitris.htm Quoting "Guenther, Cameron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > > If I have two variables that are factors or characters and I want to > create a new variable that is the combination of both what function > can > I use to accomplish this? > > Ex. > > Var1 Var2 > SA100055113 19851113 > > And I want > > NewVar > SA10005511319851113 > > Thanks in advance. > > Cameron Guenther, Ph.D. > Associate Research Scientist > FWC/FWRI, Marine Fisheries Research > 100 8th Avenue S.E. > St. Petersburg, FL 33701 > (727)896-8626 Ext. 4305 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html