Hello,
Thank you for the reply - however that didn't fix it.
The code works fine if I take `covagrl' out of the forvalues loop.
Anjali
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Quoting "P. Wilner Jeanty" <[email protected]>:
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Anjali Gupta <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > In the following examples, the MICOMBINE command recognizes my local
> varlist,
> > but the FORVALUES loop results in INVALID SYNTAX if I refer to the local
> macro.
> > Any help is much appreciated.
> >
> > *****************************
> >
> >
> > local covafs
> > " zmale agecmof2 zblack zhispanc
> > zhchld1a zxxwrkft zboy
> > zcurremp zcar" ;
> >
> >
> > local covaboy
> > " zmale agecmof2 zblack zhispanc
> > zhchld1a zxxwrkft zboy
> > zcurremp zcar if zboy ==1 " ;
> >
> > local covagrl
> > " zmale agecmof2 zblack zhispanc
> > zhchld1a zxxwrkft zboy
> > zcurremp zcar if zboy == 0" ;
> >
> >
> >
> > * ATTEMPT TO REDEFINE COVAGRL WITHIN LOOP;
> >
> > * 2 - PARENTING ONLY;
> > micombine reg actscaf3
> > efchmag3
> > famrotf3
> > posscaf3
> > negscaf3
> > acpscaf3
> > monscaf3
> > psyscaf3
> > e `covagrl' ,impid(_mult_) obsid(sampleid) robust
> cluster (sampleid) ;
> >
> > forvalues j = 1/10 {;
> >
> > local covagrl
> > " zmale agecmof2 zblack zhispanc
> > zhchld1a zxxwrkft zboy
> > zcurremp zcar if zboy == 0" ;
> >
> > reg actscaf3
> > efchmag3
> > famrotf3
> > posscaf3
> > negscaf3
> > acpscaf3
> > monscaf3
> > psyscaf3
> > e
> > `covagrl'
> >
> > , robust cluster (sampleid), if _mult_ == `j';
> >
> >
> >
> > local r2 = e(r2);
> > gen obs`j' = `r2';
> >
> > };
> >
> > list obs1-obs10 in 1/1;
> > drop obs1-obs10;
> >
> > *********************************
> >
> > * DESIRED METHOD - REFER TO COVAGRL DEFINED ABOVE;
> >
> > * 3 - YOUTH ONLY;
> > micombine reg actscaf3
> > stasclf3
> > pbsscaf3
> > extscaf3
> > innscaf3
> > frscaf3
> > hopscaf3
> > envscaf3
> > e `covagrl' ,impid(_mult_) obsid(sampleid) robust
> cluster (sampleid) ;
> >
> >
> > forvalues j = 1/10 {;
> > qui reg actscaf3
> > stasclf3
> > pbsscaf3
> > extscaf3
> > innscaf3
> > frscaf3
> > hopscaf3
> > envscaf3
> > e `covagrl' , robust cluster (sampleid), if _mult_ ==
> `j';
> >
> >
> >
> > local r2 = e(r2);
> > gen obs`j' = `r2';
> >
> > };
> >
> > list obs1-obs10 in 1/1;
> > drop obs1-obs10;
>
> Anjali, I am not sure exactly what causes your problem, but I suspect
> it has to do with where you place <if _mult_ == `j'> in your program,
> in which case INVALID SYNTAX would be legitimate. Try to modify your
> program as follows:
>
> ........... e`covagrl' if _mult_ == `j', robust cluster (sampleid)
>
>
> where ........ refers to anything that comes before e`covagrl'
>
> Best
> --
> P. Wilner Jeanty, Post-doctoral researcher
> Dept. of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
> The Ohio State University
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