Try it with a -scalar-:
********
program cu8, rclass
local numd 1
ret sca numd =`numd'
end
********
HTH
Martin
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul O'Brien" <[email protected]>
To: "statalist" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 8:34 AM
Subject: st: saved local macro
i have a small program cu7 with a saved local macro:
program cu7, rclass
local numd 1
return local numd =`numd'
end
but using the program in an ado:
cu7
if r(numd) == 1 {
display r(numd)
}
i get:
. cu7
. if r(numd) == 1 {
type mismatch
yet this works:
local numd 1
if `numd' == 1 {
display `numd'
}
. local numd 1
. if `numd' == 1 {
. display `numd'
1
. }
and Stata is interpreting numd as 1:
. cu7
. display r(numd)
1
. return list
macros:
r(numd) : "1"
where am i going wrong?
thanks,
paul
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