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| From | Maarten buis <maartenbuis@yahoo.co.uk> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | Re: st: foreach and levels of string variable |
| Date | Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:42:47 +0000 (GMT) |
--- On Mon, 27/9/10, Paul O'Brien wrote:
> . levelsof study, local(levelstud)
>
> . foreach l of local levelstud {
> 2. ptrend p1 np1 day if study == `l'
> 3. }
> Ashok not found
> r(111);
>
> where am i going wrong?
ptrend p1 np1 day if study == `l'
should be
ptrend p1 np1 day if study == "`l'"
hope this helps,
Maarten
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