It is not 'k' but `k'. Note that the opening quote is an acute quotation mark
(usually found under the escape key together with the tilde).
rafal
Quoting [email protected]:
> Thank you for the tip, but it's stating that 'k' is an invalid name, although
> it is defined. If you have any more ideas I would love to see them.
>
> Thank you
> Dexter E. Jason
> Quoting Felipe Salazar <[email protected]>:
>
> > If I understand correctly, you have 204 variables named mon1 mon2 mon3
> > ... mon204. I would type:
> >
> > local k=1
> > while `k'<=204 {
> > keep if mon`k'=="3"
> > local ++k
> > }
> >
> >
> > [email protected] escribi?:
> >
> >> I'm having one problem with a command in STATA 8.0. I have variables
> >> in which
> >> I want to keep only one case in all of them, but there's too many (204)to
> do
> >> one by one.
> >>
> >> i.e.
> >> keep if mon*=="3"
> >> keep if mon[i]=="3"
> >>
> >> But I get an "mon ambiguous abbreviation" error. Please help!!!
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Dexter E. Jason
> >> *
> >> * For searches and help try:
> >> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> >> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> >> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > *
> > * For searches and help try:
> > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
> >
>
>
> *
> * For searches and help try:
> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
>
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