Re: st: question on local macros ina graph title

[Eric Booth <ebooth@ppri.tamu.edu>]

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Wrapping in graph titles (or axis labels, notes, captions, etc) occurs when there are embedded 
quotes in the title, so "Database Analysis" will not wrap, `" " Database" "Analyses" "' will wrap.

Modifying Maarten's example, here's the wrapping:

*-------------- begin example ---------------
sysuse auto, clear
local title  " Database"  "Analysis"
forvalues i = 1/5 {
   scatter price mpg if rep78==`i', ///
           title("`title'")         ///
           name(gr`i', replace)
}
*--------------- end example ----------------

- Eric

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On Apr 11, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Maarten buis wrote:

> --- On Mon, 11/4/11, Data Analytics Corp. wrote:
>> I'm going to produce a series of graphs in which I want the
>> fist line of the title to always be "Database
>> Analysis".  I created a local macro as
>> 
>>    local title "Database Analysis"
>> 
>> and then in the graph commands I used
>> 
>>    title(`title')
>> 
>> But the title came out as
>> 
>>    Database
>>    Analysis
>> 
>> I want the two words Database and Analysis on one line, the
>> first, of each graph.  How do I specify the macro to do
>> this?
> 
> I cannot reproduce your problem. Can you change the example
> below such that it produces the behavior you reported?
> 
> *-------------- begin example ---------------
> sysuse auto, clear
> local title "Database Analysis"
> forvalues i = 1/5 {
>    scatter price mpg if rep78==`i', ///
>            title("`title'")         ///
>            name(gr`i', replace)
> }
> *--------------- end example ----------------
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
> 
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