The local macro is being defined as all the elements between the double
quotes, including spaces. Try:
foreach file in owner00r owner99r owner93r {
clear
inputst "d:\Data\CGSData\`file'.wb2"
capture save "d:\Data\CGSData\`file'", replace
}
Rafa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Devra Golbe" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: st: RE: foreach syntax
> Thanks, but that was just an unfortunate typo in my e-mail. Here's
exactly
> the code which failed. Note the input line fails before I even get to the
> save. I've just checked (again) that the files are where I think they are
> (ie, d:\Data\CGSData\owner00r.wb2 does exist.) Sorry for not being clear
> the first time.
>
> ******
> inputst d:\Data\CGSData\owner00r.wb2
> . clear
>
> . local files "owner00r owner99r owner93r"
> . foreach file of local files {
> 2. clear
> 3. inputst d:\Data\CGSData\`file'.wb2
> 4. capture save d:\Data\CGSData\`file', replace
> 5. }
> Stat/Transfer did not run successfully
> file not found
> r(601);
>
> ******
> . inputst d:\Data\CGSData\owner00r.wb2
> . clear
>
> . local files "owner00r owner99r owner93r"
> . foreach file of local files {
> 2. clear
> 3. inputst "d:\Data\CGSData\`file'.wb2"
> 4. capture save "d:\Data\CGSData\`file'", replace
> 5. }
> Stat/Transfer did not run successfully
> file not found
> r(601);
>
> end of do-file
> r(601);
>
>
>
>
> At 11:26 AM 7/22/2004, you wrote:
> >Try
> >
> >capture save "d:\Data\CGSData\`file'", replace
> >
> >instead of
> >
> >capture save "d:\Data\CGSData\`file''", replace
> >
> >Gabi
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Devra Golbe [mailto:[email protected]]
> >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:22 AM
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: st: foreach syntax
> >
> >
> >hI,
> >
> >I am trying to run a simple foreach loop, but my code is clearly not
> >being parsed correctly, because the code below results in a "file not
> >found" error, (as does the same code without the double quotes inside the
> >foreach loop.) I've looked at the programming section of the User
guide,
> >but I can't find the source of my error, which is undoubtedly very
> >simple. Can someone point me in the right direction?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Devra
> >
> >
> >****
> >local files "owner00r owner99r owner93r"
> >foreach file of local files {
> >clear
> >inputst "d:\Data\CGSData\`file'.wb2"
> >capture save "d:\Data\CGSData\`file''", replace
> >}
> >
> >*****
> >
> >_
>
>
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