Thomas,
That worked a treat. Thanks so much.
Ramani
On 16/11/05, Steichen, Thomas J. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ramani Gunatilaka writes (in part):
> > global basefactors = "ln_pcy02 chgln_pcy ln_pcy02_sqd age agesq edyrs
> > male single divorced widowed ethmin cpmem unempld r_health workhrs
> > finassets hhdebt Anhui Chongqing Gansu Guangdong Guangxi Guizhou Hebei
> > Henan Hubei Hunan Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Shaanxi Shandong
> > Shanxi Sicuan Xinjiang Yunnan Zhejiang" /*independent variables in
> > standard equation*/
> > global m: word count $basefactors /*number of independent variables*/
> >
> > - foreach x of local sec{
> > - use `fname`x'', clear
> > = use c:\CHINA\uricevar02, clear
> > - keep happy $basefactors
> > = keep happy ln_pcy02 chgln_pcy ln_pcy02_sqd age agesq edyrs male
> > single divorced widowed ethmin cpmem
> > > unempld r_health workhrs finassets hhdebt Anhui Chongqing
> > Gansu Guangdong Guangxi Guizhou Hebei Henan
> > > Hubei Hunan Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Shaanxi Sh
> > Sh ambiguous abbreviation
> > *****************
> > Can someone please help? I'd be very grateful.
>
> It stopped where basefactors ends... The last variable it found was "Sh"
> because you used the = sign, which limits the # of characters. And "Sh"
> is ambiguous.
>
> Do it as
> . global basefactors "ln_pcy02 chgln_pcy ..."
> and it should work.
>
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