Buzz,
You're almost there. Try:
dis "data signature is " r(datasignature)
Note that -r(datasignature)- does not need to be evaluated as a macro.
-- Matt
[email protected]
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[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Buzz Burhans
Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2008 2:14 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: accessing r(datasignature)
I'm stuck - I can't seem to make this construct work -
Copied in from log (4 lines):
datasignature
25:44(69721):2205656284:3186766102
dis "data signature is "`r(datasignature)'
data signature is
Why doesn't the r(datasignature) display in the above line?
I can't seem to access r(datasignature) or store it in a local macro?
ultimately, what I want to do is store r(datasignature) in a local macro
that I can later compare with a second datasignature generated after
importing a presumably identical .txt file ( compared by using confirm
"`datasig1'" = "`datasig2'" )
I had this working at one time in Stata 9; I am currently using Stata 10.1
(Win XP) and am not sure whether the changes to datasignature between Stata
9 & 10 are causing my problem, or if I just lost track of the how to access
this macro, i.e. too many/ few quotes etc.
Thanks
Buzz
Buzz Burhans, Ph.D.
Dairy-Tech Group
Twin Falls, ID
Cell: 208-320-0829
Fax: 208-735-1289
Email: [email protected]
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