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forv n=1/20 {
local mac`n' = x[`n']
}
ben
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> reardon, sean f.
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 9:21 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: putting string variable values into macros
>
>
> 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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