Raph,
Try:
foreach i of numlist 3 7 8 10/30 35 37 80/100 {
gen byte d`i' = strmatch(diag,"*D`i'*")
}
Tom
Thomas J. Steichen
[email protected]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Raphael Fraser
> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 5:19 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: st: RE: Forvalues Problem
>
>
> foreach i in 3 7 8 {
>
> worked fined but that was a simple example. I'd like to do
> the following
>
> foreach i in 3 7 8 10/30 35 37 80/100 {
> gen byte d`i' = strmatch(diag,"*D`i'*")
> }
> unfortunately foreach does not have this capability. Nor does
> forvalue. Any more suggestions?
>
> On 2/24/06, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'd use
> >
> > foreach i in 3 7 8 {
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [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
> >
> > *
> > * For searches and help try:
> > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
> >
> > *
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> > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
> >
>
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