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Re: st: why -if- does not work in -expandcl-?
From
[email protected] (Jeff Pitblado, StataCorp LP)
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Subject
Re: st: why -if- does not work in -expandcl-?
Date
Tue, 18 May 2010 14:21:34 -0500
Grace Jessie <[email protected]> is using -expandcl- with an -if-
restriction, but the -if- restriction is not being properly applied:
> I found -if- did not work in the -expandcl-.
> For example,
>
>
> . clear
> . input x y
> x y
> 1. 1 1
> 2. 2 1
> 3. end
> . expandcl 2 if x==1,gen(new) cl(y)
> (2 observations created)
> . l
> +-------------+
> | x y new |
> |-------------|
> 1. | 1 1 2 |
> 2. | 1 1 1 |
> 3. | 2 1 2 |
> 4. | 2 1 1 |
> +-------------+
>
> Why also expand when x equals 2?
Grace found a bug in -expandcl-. We have determined the cause; the fix will
be available in the next ado-file update.
--Jeff
[email protected]
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