Satyarth Kulshrestha wrote
> this is in continuation of my problem of generating number series.
>
> can i run a a loop like the following in STATA:
>
> for city = 1 to 2
> for house = 1 to 40
> for sample = 1 to 5
> gen code = string(city)+string(house)+string(sample)
> next sample
> next house
> next city
>
> i know this is not STATA syntax but i am trying to express the problem
> intuitively.
Not quite sure if I unterstand this correctely, but this seems to be possible
without looping:
.. gen str1 code = ""
.. replace code = string(city) + string(house) + string(sample) /*
*/ if inlist(city,1,2) & inrange(house,1,40) & inrange(sample,1,5)
regards
uli
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