st: Saving different parts of a dataset using foreach

[Matthew Krauchunas <krauchunasms@mymail.vcu.edu>]

Hello,

I am working with panel data and I need to separate the data by year,
run some commands, and then append it.  The BY command will not work
with this particular command so that is not an option.  I have tried
the following commands and it keeps telling me invalid syntax.  Does
anyone see an error here or have a suggestion(s)?

Thanks,
Matt

use "G:\Merged_Joined_Appended
files\final_oshpd_oscar_merge_w_dp_first_set_variables"
sort year
cd g:\Years
preserve
  foreach i of year 2002/2008 {
          keep if year == `i'
          * run my commands here *
          save year_`i'
          restore, preserve
  }
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