st: Forvalues Problem

["Raphael Fraser" <raphael.fraser@gmail.com>]

I am trying to perform a loop for the values 3, 7 and 8. I keep
getting the invalid syntax error message. Can anyone offer a solution?

forvalues i = 3 7/ 8 {
	gen byte d`i' = strmatch(diag,"*D`i'*")
}

Raphael

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