friends --
i want to create a series of local macros that contain the values of a
string variable: something like this:
gen obs=_n
forv n=1/20 {
local mac`n' "value of string variable x if obs==`n'"
}
the idea is i would end up with 20 macros (mac1 mac2, mac3, ..., mac20),
each of which would contain the corresponding value of a string variable
x.
i can do this if x is a numeric variable like this:
gen obs=_n
forv n=1/20 {
qui su x if obs==`n', meanonly
local mac`n' = r(mean)
}
but i can't think of how to do it x is a string variable. i'm sure
there's something obvious, but i'm stuck.
suggestions?
thanks,
sean.
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