Re: st: Executing a string representation of a command

[David Kantor <kantor.d@att.net>]

At 10:25 AM 11/17/2008, Paul Wileyto wrote:
> Dear Statalisters,
>
> Suppose I've done some programming that creates a macro containing a 
> string representation of a command.  For example:
>
> . ma list vL
> vL:             label var EMOID_OA_CR_plac "Emotion ID, Overall 
> Correct Response Count, On Placebo."
>
> How do I now execute that string in a macro as if I had type it in, 
> or had written it explicitly as part of a do-file?
>
> If I search on "execute string" in help, there is no response.
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul

Simply type the name of the macro, enclosed in `' marks, as if it 
were a command.
If vL is the name of your macro, then type
`vL'

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