Sergio Correia ([email protected]) asked about making
-lookfor- respect phrases when searching:
> Since I learned about -lookfor- a short time ago, I've found it
> incredibly useful specially for searching inside variable
> descriptions. However, when trying to match a string with more than
> one word, -lookfor- does something slightly undesirable.
>
> When I enter -lookfor gdp inflation-, I expect -lookfor- to find
> matches containing gdp or inflation. That, the command does fine.
>
> However, if i write
> lookfor "Gross Domestic Product"
> I expect the program to match exactly that phrase (either in lowercase
> or uppercase). Instead, I get all variables containing gross, domestic
> or product.
This is something we (StataCorp) should change. Expect to see this
in a future ado-file update.
Technical note: Sergio suggested
Change line 12 from
local looklist `"`looklist' `w'"'
To
local looklist `"`looklist' "`w'""'
That is what we will do, but we will use compound double quotes `" "'
around `w' in case the phrase in `w' has embedded double quotes:
local looklist `"`looklist' `"`w'"'"'
Alan
([email protected])
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