Re: st: I can't run a simple program!

[Martin Weiss <martin.weiss@uni-tuebingen.de>]

say program define count6

do not say `i'=1/6, but i=1/6; refer to i inside the prog as `i'...


Zitat von "Solorzano, Jenniffer" <jenniffers@IADB.ORG>:

> Hi,
> I don't know what is happening with my stata version. I'm trying to run
> this simple program....
>
> . program count6
>   1. forvalues `i'=1/6 {
>   2. display `i'
>   3. }
>   4. end
>
> . count6
> _= invalid name
> r(198);
>
>
> And that error appears from nothing, somebody can help me?
>
> Thanks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Man Jia
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:55 PM
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st:Re: variables named T099`j'
>
> Hi Mr. John-Paul Ferguson,
>
> Thanks for your help! It works well. I did exactly as you suggested.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mandy
>
>
> John-Paul Ferguson wrote:
>
>
> > Dear Mandy,
> >
> > I think that trying to manipulate j within the "if" statement on your
> fourth
> > line is causing the problem. If you first create another local macro
> that's
> > equal to that value and include it, the loop should work correctly. See
> below:
> > local j 0802
> > forvalue i=1/8 {
> >  g age`i'=2006-T099`j'
> >  local k = `j'-1
> >  replace age`i'=2006-T099`j'-1 if T099`k' > 5
> >  local j = `j' + 500
> > }
> >
> > I am assuming that the first "T099`j'-1" in the "replace" line is
> > supposed to be the value of T099`j' minus 1, not the value of T099`k'
> > as defined here.
> Adjust
> > accordingly.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > John-Paul Ferguson
> > MIT
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