Recode values with a suffix

[AZIQ1]

I want to create a new variable from the old var that have a suffix eg my original var looks like this:

0000001100

0000110011-11

0010010010

0000100001-12

0000100001-14

I want to code the values with "-" to a new variable 1, and all else as "0"

Thanks

[mohamed_zaki]

Show us how your desired output will be, based on the example dataset you gave already?

[AZIQ1]

Old_Variable                     New_Variable

0000001100                              0

0000110011-11                         1

0010010010                              0

0000100001-12                         1

0000100001-14                         1

if old_variable has "-" then new_variable = 1;

else "0"

Somthing like this where I can tease out the ones with "-"

Thanks

[mohamed_zaki · Accepted solution]

if index(old, "-")> 0 then new=1;
Else new=0;

[AZIQ1]

Thank you Thank you - It worked

Best Regards

[AZIQ1]

Just confirming this worked 

new = index(old, "-");

[mohamed_zaki]

Then if "-" found you get the index >=1 based on the first apperance. If that what you want then that is fine.

[FreelanceReinh]

Otherwise, you could prefix the function call with a double NOT to obtain a 0-1 flag: new=~~index(old,'-');

(Or new=~~find(old,'-'); to save one more character.)

[FreelanceReinh]

Or without IF-THEN-ELSE:

 new_variable=(index(old_variable,'-')>0);

But you should still keep in mind, that missing values of Old_Variable (if any) would be coded as 0. Depending on what you plan to do with New_Variable, this may or may not be useful.