Others on the list might give a more correct and/or efficient answer, but this seems to work:
Run this through a do-file since `b3' seems to try to call a macro:
local b3=2
matrix input Matrixnew=(1,`b3',`b3',`b3'\ `b3',1,0,0\ `b3',0,1,0\ `b3',0,0,1)
matrix list Matrixnew
Cheers,
Rodrigo
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Rachel
Sent: Friday, 8 December 2006 11:49 AM
To: statalist
Subject: st: Using scalars when defining matrices
I'm having trouble with the syntax of matrix define (or input) when
using scalars. When I try the following:
scalar b3=2
matrix input Matrixnew=(1,`b3',`b3',`b3'\ `b3',1,0,0\ `b3',0,1,0\ `b3',0,0,1)
I get a syntax error even though I've put a space in between the
slashes and the scalars (per the manual) to avoid confusion. What am
I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Rachel
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