For similar problems in future you may want to check
out -separate-. Thus the lines
gen outcome1 = `outcome' if `uvar'==1
global label1 : label (`uvar') 1
gen outcome0 = `outcome' if `uvar'==0
global label0 : label (`uvar') 0
are likely to be equivalent to
separate `outcome', by(`uvar') veryshortlabel
In a program what you have is more efficient,
but interactively -separate- is less work.
The topic of percent summaries, including graphics,
was discussed recently on the list and an FAQ is
now visible at
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/percentvars.html
Nick
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Lars E. Kroll
> Thank you Thomas & Fred,
>
> Sorry, I didn't answer but I got that function right after
> Fred's hint
> to h extended_fcn ...
>
> Lars
>
> P.S.
> Here's my Code which draws an bar chart if someone is
> interested in it:
> outcome is a probabolity and uvar is 0/1 coded
> [snip]
> foreach outcome in Y1 Y2 {
> foreach uvar in X1 X2 {
> gen outcome1 = `outcome' if `uvar'==1
> global label1 : label (`uvar') 1
> gen outcome0 = `outcome' if `uvar'==0
> global label0 : label (`uvar') 0
> graph bar (mean) outcome1 outcome0 [pw=phrf] if jahr==2003, ///
> over(`uvar' , label(nolabels)) ///
> over(alter_gr4) outergap(25) bargap(-90) ///
> ylabel(0 "0%" .10 "10%" .20 "20%" .30 "30%" .40 "40%" .5 "50%" ///
> .60 "60%" .70 "70%" .80 "80%" .90 "90%" 1.0 "100%" ,
> angle(horizontal)) ///
> xsize(3.9375) ysize(2.95) scheme(lean2) bar(1, fcolor(navy*.6))
> bar(2, fcolor(navy)) ///
> legend(order(2 "${label0}" 1 "${label1}" )textfirst cols(2)
> position(6) symxsize(medium))
> graph export
> "${arbeitsverzeichnis}Grafiken/deskriptiv/`outcome'_`uvar'.eps
> ", replace
> drop outcome*
> }
> }
>
>
>
> Steichen, Thomas J. schrieb:
> > Fred Wolfe said to see extended functions... He's right,
> but you want _macro_
> > extended functions, so start with macro first.
> >
> > Here's the diagram for what you want:
> >
> > {local | global} macname : label { valuelabelname | (varname) } {
> > maxlength | # [#] } [, strict ]
> >
> > Thus"
> > global myvaluelabel : label mylabel 1
> >
> > And if, say, mylabel was the value label for variable
> myvar, you could
> > directly do:
> > global myvaluelabel : label (myvar) 1
> > And Stata will figure out which value label you want.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >>On Behalf Of Lars E. Kroll
> >>Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 7:08 AM
> >>To: [email protected]
> >>Subject: st: Function to assign a value label to a global marco
> >>
> >>
> >>Dear all,
> >>
> >>I'm trying to do the following:
> >>
> >>. label define mylabel 1 "Hello" 2 "Good Bye"
> >>. global myvaluelabel UNKNOWNFUNCTION(mylabel,1)
> >>. di "{$myvaluelabel} XY!"
> >>HELLO XY!
> >>
> >>But I don't know the UNKNOWNFUNCTION and I didn't find an
> information
> >>about. But I know that it is possible..
> >>
> >>(In fact I want to assign the value label to a legend in an
> >>overlaid tw
> >>graph.. )
> >>
> >>I hope someone can help me..
> >>
> >>Lars
> >>
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