Re: st: Dropping Subset of Variables

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

The forvalues command is specified incorrectly.  You will also want to change 
the max value to 46 and have the loop start at 2, not 1

forvalues x= 2/46 {
 drop hvidx_0`x'
}

You will also want to have more drop lines to list the other variable stubs you 
want dropped. but only you know the full pattern of variable names that you want 
to be dropped...

Michael Blasnik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gauri Khanna" <gwkhanna@hotmail.com>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: st: Dropping Subset of Variables



> Dear Neil,
>
> I tried out the command but I get an error of invalid syntax
>
>
> forval x in 1/6{
>  2.        drop hvidx_0`x'
>  3. }
> invalid syntax
> r(198);
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