st: looping from 1 to a number defined by a scalar

[nicola.baldini2@unibo.it]

I would like to create a loop from 1 to a number defined by a scalar, but:
. forvalues 1/ng {
  2.    mat p=inv((r1+vu)/ns[`i'])*r1
  3.    mat q=r2*(idd-p)
  4.    mat xtilde`i' = xmean*p +mux3*(idd-p)+dz*q
  5.    }
invalid syntax
r(198);

However, ng = 63 so that the following works:
. forvalues 1/63 {
  2.    mat p=inv((r1+vu)/ns[`i'])*r1
  3.    mat q=r2*(idd-p)
  4.    mat xtilde`i' = xmean*p +mux3*(idd-p)+dz*q
  5.    }

Anything shorter than...?
local i = 0
while `i' < ng {
  2.    local i = `i' + 1
  3.    mat p=inv((r1+vu)/ns[`i'])*r1
  4.    mat q=r2*(idd-p)
  5.    mat xtilde`i' = xmean*p +mux3*(idd-p)+dz*q
  6.    }

Merry Xmas,
Nicola

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