> I have a question. Where did you read that the command
>
> if j==1
>
> will be testing the FIRST observation. I don't think that it is in the
> stata help for if. Could you point me in the right direction here.
One source would also be:
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/lang/ifqualifier.html
>cond would not be useful cos it can do ONLY 2 conditions. I want to be
>able to use it in MANY conditions. Is there a SUPER cond which can do
>that ?
-cond- can handle more conditions, you simply include other -cond- in the
condition
like in
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/condition.html
But I am not sure whether this helps to solve your problem.
Johannes
>
>
> Also I liked your use of the local in that way. I did not think of
> that . Did you read that somewhere too ?
>
> Thank you,
> Ashim.
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Svend Juul <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Ashim wrote:
> >
> > I realize that there are 2 kinds if's in Stata.
> >
> > Type 1 : would be something like replace j = 2 if k==2
> > here the replace in j would happen ONLY in the corresponding
> > observation of k. THIS IS WHAT I WANT.
> >
> >
> > Type 2 : the programming if something like
> >
> > local j
> >
> > if `j'==2 {
> >
> > do something.
> >
> > }
> >
> > **************************************************************
> >
> > I guess I want to do something which is in between the above 2.
> >
> > I want to say the following : --
> >
> > replace j=2 if k==2
> > replace m=2 if k==2
> > replace n=2 if k==2
> >
> > in ONE shot.
> >
> > so I try : -
> > ************************************** Block A
> > if k==2 {
> > replace j=2
> > replace m=2
> > replace n=2
> > }
> > *********************************************
> > This does not work. Because k==2 would mean k==2 in ALL observations.
> > ...
> >
> > ===============================================================
> >
> > Actually the command -if k==2- means k==2 in the FIRST observation.
> > In Stata terms, your type 1 -if- is a qualifier; your type 2 -if- is
> > a command.
> >
> > There is probably no smart way to do what you want. In some cases
> > you might benefit from putting the condition in a macro, like:
> >
> > sysuse auto.dta , clear
> > local X "if foreign==1"
> > replace price = 1 `X'
> > replace weight = 2 `X'
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > Svend
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