Look for -help extended_fcn-
A command -local s: type varname - will create a local `s' with the
type of the variable.
Vladimir.
2008/3/25, Libby Hemphill <[email protected]>:
> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering if there's a way to loop through all my variables and
> perform some action only on those that are numeric. Is there a way to
> check for the type of the variable before doing something? Like
>
> for each variable
> if string, next
> else do X
> end for
>
> Thanks!
>
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