st: Re: forvalues i = 0(.05).15

[David Airey <david.airey@Vanderbilt.Edu>]

.

Ignore the extra parentheses (0) in the first command. Typo.

> The fact that forvalues
>
> forvalues i = (0)(.05).15 {
> display `i'
> }
>
> gives
>
>
> . forvalues i = 0(.05).15 {
>  2. display `i'
>  3. }
> 0
> .05
> .1
>
> is related to accuracy of a macro or float right (.15 is missing)?
>
> I could alternatively type:
>
> forvalues i = 0(5)15 {
> display `i'/10
> }
>
> or
>
> forvalues i = 0(.05).16 {
> display `i'
> }
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