A further simplification to your code is
su group, meanonly
forvalues i=1/`r(max)' {
levelsof bvd_id_number, local(levels)
foreach l of local levels {
forval k = 1/`year_count' {
replace gamo = gamo + (tax[_`l']-tax[_`k'])*ratio_assets[_`k'] ///
if bvd_id_number==`l'
}
}
}
Here I replaced your -while- loop with another -forval-
and stripped the semi-colons cluttering up the
code like weeds on a lawn. (Seriously, using ;
as a delimiter doesn't mix well with looping.)
This is all predicated on year_count being
defined previously.
That said, your problem is puzzling and difficult
to debug at a distance.
If you sprinkle your code with
macro list
you may get a handle on which macros are not what you
intend. Otherwise my wild guess is that your problem
is a side-effect of getting semi-colons
in the wrong place.
Nick
[email protected]
Socrates Mokkas
> Another problem that I have with my code below
> is that it turns out the message that I exceed the limit of
> the macro. How could I possibly solve the problem?
>
> #delimit;
> su group, meanonly
> forvalues i=1/`r(max)' {;
> levelsof bvd_id_number, local(levels)
> foreach l of local levels {;
> local k=1
> while `k'<=`year_count' {;
> replace gamo=gamo + (tax[_`l']-tax[_`k'])*ratio_assets[_`k']
> if bvd_id_number==`l'
> local k=`k'+1
> };
> };
> };
>
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