Re: AW: st: How to make a for "loop" when the counter is a variabe

[Jeph Herrin <junk@spandrel.net>]

alas, I didn't read the question closely. if -var- is
a variable, I have no idea what the poster is after...

J

Martin Weiss wrote:
> <> 
>
>
> " 
> forv i=1/`=`var'' {
> 	...
> }
> "
>
>
> *************
> sysuse auto, clear
> forv i=1/`=`mpg'' {
> 	di `i'
> }
> *************
>
> gives me an error. (mpg is not the name of a -local-, is it?)
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
>
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> Betreff: Re: st: How to make a for "loop" when the counter is a variabe
>
>
> forv i=1/`=`var'' {
> 	...
> }
>
>
> hth,
> Jeph
>
>
> Quang Nguyen wrote:
> > When I run the following code:
> >
> > for i = 1/`var' {........
> >                    }
> >
> > where var is a variable in the data set.
> >
> > The code doesn't work. Can you suggest a solution?
> >
> > Many thanks!
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