Re: st: display commands generated within foreach-loop

[Thorsten Faas <tfaas@gmx.de>]

Thanks, Maarten - that works perfectly.

Maarten buis wrote:
> --- Thorsten Faas <tfaas@gmx.de> wrote:
> > how can I actually *see* the commands generated by a foreach-loop.
> >
> > Let's say I have the following:
> >
> > preserve
> > sysuse auto, clear
> > foreach x in "mpg" "price" {
> > 	ttest `x', by(foreign)
> > }
> > restore
> >
> >
> > In this case, I would like to see
> >
> > ttest mpg, by(foreign)
> >
> > ... output ...
> >
> > ttest price, by(foreign)
> >
> > ... output ...
> >
> > in my logfile, but I don't. All I see is the output of the T-test.
> what about:
>
> sysuse auto, clear
> foreach x in "mpg" "price" {
> 	di _n as input ". ttest `x', by(foreign)"
> 	ttest `x', by(foreign)
> }
>
> The _n in the -di- command results in a new line, and the -as input- in
> the -di- command makes sure that the string is displayed as input, and
> the string is the command you are giving Stata.
>
> -- Maarten
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Maarten L. Buis
> Department of Social Research Methodology
> Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
> Boelelaan 1081
> 1081 HV Amsterdam
> The Netherlands
>
> visiting address:
> Buitenveldertselaan 3 (Metropolitan), room Z434
>
> +31 20 5986715
>
> http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
> -----------------------------------------
>
>
>       ___________________________________________________________
> Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it
> now.
> http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ 
> *
> *   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/
*
*   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/