There a a couple of ways to do this:
1) don't have any other variables that begin with "dum" or choose a
different stub for the dummies, then you could just write:
local varlist_2 = "verbal_sat dum*"
2) Use the r(r) that tells you the number of dummies:
local varlist_2 = "verbal_sat dum1-dum`r(r)'"
Michael Blasnik
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maoyong Fan" <[email protected]>
To: "statalist" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 3:35 PM
Subject: st: A small technique problem
> Dear Statalist members,
>
> I met a small stata problem. Does anyone have a good way to do it?
>
> Problem:
>
> The subprogram is like this:
>
> load big data set
> select small data set
> generate dum
> show how many dum variables are generated
> loop to operate on each dum
>
> In total, there are over fifty such small subprograms, every small data
set is different from the other.
>
> I have to check how many dums are there in the subprogram and put the
number into loop. Everytime, I change the big dataset, I have to recheck
the dum number and reinput the dum number into the loop.
>
> How can I let the stata do this automatically?
>
> Example of subprogram:
> use pdp_matching.dta, clear
>
<snip>
>
> tabulate same_class, gen(dum)
>
> di r(r)
>
> local varlist_1 = "gender math_sat"
> local varlist_2 = "verbal_sat dum1-dum30"
>
> Note: I have to input 30 by myself before!!! Can stata do this
automatically?
>
<snip>
> Warm regards,
>
> Maoyong Fan
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