something like this:
foreach v1 of var math english other_acad {
foreach v2 of var first st {
tempvar `v1'X`v2'
g ``v1'X`v2'' = `v1'*`v2'
}
}
On Thu Mar 27 2003 17:08, Chris Rohlfs wrote:
> hi!
>
> i'm trying to make a loop to run statements like:
>
> qui gen `mathXfirst' = math*first
> qui gen `englishXfirst' = english*first
> qui gen `other_acadXfirst' = other_acad*first
>
> qui gen `mathXst' = math*st
> qui gen `englishXst' = english*st
> qui gen `other_acadXst' = other_acad*st
>
> where the first variable in each case is a tempvar name and hence inside
> quotation marks. is there a way to do something like:
>
> for C in var math english other_acad: for V in var first st: ...
>
> or something with foreach that will replace the V and C with variable
> names, even inside the quotation marks?
>
> thanks!
> chris
>
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