st: Using the format of a variable to trigger different command

[Erik Lenguerrand <Erik.Lenguerrand@bristol.ac.uk>]

Dear all Stata user,

I would like to use the "foreach varlist" command to loop over a large list 
of variables  to automate a listing of descriptive statistics.

However the statistical tool to use should depend on the nature of the 
variable. (ie tab command for categorical variables and sum command for 
continuous variables)


I am wondering if there is a stata command to identify the variable format, 
ie something which will generate a binary outcome like 1 if is it 
continuous variable and 0 if not.

Thank you in advance for your help
Y
Erik





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