On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Nick Cox<[email protected]> wrote:
> Focusing on this code:
>
> local n = r(k)
> forval x = 1/`n'{
> local _`x' `r(c`x')'
> di `"_`x'"' // <-- In so I can see if I'm getting it right!
> }
>
> Note that once you have defined (e.g.) the local macro with name _1, you
> need to refer to the whole of its name within within ` '.
>
> So try
>
> local n = r(k)
> forval x = 1/`n'{
> local _`x' `r(c`x')'
> di `"`_`x''"'
> }
>
> The surrounding c.d.q. `" "' are quite independent of de-referencing any
> local macros referred to within. `" and "' are both composite symbols
> and the fact that they contain ` and ' has no connection to macro
> syntax.
Ahh, I get it now, thank you very much for enlightening me Nick,
Cheers
Neil
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