Try
forval i = 1/3 {
local vlabel: label(`y') `i'
local vlabels `"`vlabels' `"`vlabel'"'"'
}
that is
ldq lq rq ldq lq rq rdq rdq
L R
L R L R
L R
It is just like grade school algebra:
{ ( ) [ ( ) ] }
Mind you, I haven't tested this!
Nick
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Richard Williams
> Stata drives me crazy with all its quotes and double-quotes.
> I am trying
> to get value labels returned the same way that mlogit does
> it, e.g. if the
> labels are
>
> Very SD
> Somewhat "D"
> I `Strongly' Agree
>
> (Labels deliberately chosen to cause as much trouble as
> possible.) mlogit
> will return in e(eqnames)
>
> `"Very SD"' `""Somewhat" D"' `"I `strongly' agree"'
>
> which will parse as 3 different words. Now, I know how to
> get the value
> labels, but I can't for the life of me get all the quotes and
> double-quotes
> right, e.g. I do something like
>
> forval i = 1/3 {
> local vlabel: label(`y') `i'
> local vlabels `vlabels' `vlabel'
> }
>
>
> and it of course doesn't work right. But, I've also tried
> also sorts of
> combos involving `" and "' and it still never comes out right
> - I always
> wind up with extra or missing quotes and double-quotes. Any
> help would be
> appreciated.
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