Chris Rohlfs
> i am running that looks like:
>
> foreach S in fa sp ts {
> if [the macro S] ~="ts" {
> -- extra commands --
> }
> }
>
> that is, i'm performing a set of commands once for the "fa"
> string, once
> for "sp", and once for "ts". my problem: i can't figure
> out how to refer
> to the macro `S' and have stata realize that i'm referring
> to the macro
> `S' and not a variable named S or "fa", etc...
>
> is there a way to write this so that i can test whether the
> macro S is
> equal to a given string fa, sp, or ts ?
>
foreach S in fa sp ts {
if "`S'" ~= "ts" {
-- extra commands --
}
}
Also see [P] foreach; Stata Journal 2(2), 202-222 (2002)
Nick
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