Thanks,
I put a "cap drop id" before issuing the generate command.
And I still got the same problem.
Besides, when stata exits the loop, doesn't it automatically
drop the id variable and leaves the dataset unchanged?
Maybe I have no clue on how foreach proceeds exactely.
Best regards.
Amadou.
"Steichen"
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07/29/2004 04:38 PM
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It fails because you are trying to -generate- variable -id- 3 times... and
you can only do that once. -drop id- before closing the -foreach- loop if
it needs to be different for each country.
Tom
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Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 4:30 PM
Subject: st: Problem with foreach
>
>
>
> Dear stata users,
>
> I have a problem.
>
> I have a list of countries. I put them in a macro.
> When I run the loop, it works fine if I only ask for
> basic tasks such as describe or su.
> But when I try to do a bit more complicated tasks,
> nothing appeared. It proceeds only for the first country.
> And the remaining is blank.
>
> local country "Benin Togo France"
> foreach i of local country {
> use `i'.dta
> di "I use `i'"
> d
> }
>
> here it works for each country ( I have all the description).
>
> But when I code:
> local country "Benin Togo France"
> foreach i of local country {
> use `i'.dta
> di "I use `i'"
> g id = _n
> codebook id
> }
>
>
> It works only for the first country: Benin.
>
> . I use Benin
> output omitted
> . I use Togo
> . I use France
>
> What is happening?
> Do I omit something?
>
> Best regards.
>
> Amadou.
>
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