I'd use
foreach i in 3 7 8 {
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raphael
Fraser
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 4:41 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: Forvalues Problem
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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