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st: AW: use of brace inside of macro


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: AW: use of brace inside of macro
Date   Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:21:02 +0200

<> 

Seems to work for me:


*************
sysuse auto, clear
macro drop _all

global test  }

forv i=1/2{
	di in r "${test}"
}
*************



HTH
Martin

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Betreff: st: use of brace inside of macro

I am curious whether a brace can be used inside of a macro.

For example: 

sysuse auto, clear
macro drop _all

global test  }
log using test, replace

forvalues j = 1/1  {
macro list _all
}

forvalues x = 1/1  {
macro list _all
${test}
end
break
...
causes Stata to provide r(1) error.

I've tried the macro with and without quotes "" around the brace.

Is this illegal? If not what is the problem?

Thanks.

Bill




      
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