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RE: st: r(varlist)
From
tashi lama <[email protected]>
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Subject
RE: st: r(varlist)
Date
Thu, 8 Nov 2012 21:07:11 +0000
Ok.That explains we need to wrap `r(varlist)' with " " to display the strings. However,
sysuse auto
ds
di r(varlist) shouldn't have given make price mpg rep78 headroom trunk weight length turn displacement gear_ratio foreign
for eg.
local x "Make" // x is a macro
di a
a not found
di a doesn't work but di r(varlist) works although both a and r(varlist) are macros. Please explain.
Thanks,
Tashi
> >
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> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:33:17 +0100
> Subject: Re: st: r(varlist)
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
>
> You'll get the same again if you type: di "`r(varlist)'".
>
> The logic behind what you saw is that
>
> di `r(varlist)'
>
> is like typing
>
> di make price mpg rep78 headroom trunk weight length turn displacement
> gear_ratio foreign
>
> Which means "display the content of the first observation of each of
> these variables".
>
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
>
> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:26 PM, tashi lama <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > sysuse auto, clear
> > ds
> > return list
> >
> > macros:
> > r(varlist) : "make price mpg rep78 headroom trunk weight length turn displacement gear_ratio foreign"
> >
> > di r(varlist)
> > make price mpg rep78 headroom trunk weight length turn displacement gear_ratio foreign
> >
> > Since r(varlist) is a macro, do I not say
> > di `r(varlist)'
> > Surprisingly, when I say di `r(varlisr)' gives me AMC Concord40992232.5112930186401213.57999990
> >
> >
> > Am I missing something here??
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tashi
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