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Re: st: Using Sample Command with Scalar Not Number


From   Aljar Meesters <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Using Sample Command with Scalar Not Number
Date   Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:44:50 +0100

Dear Maisie,

You can use

sample `=A', count

Best,

Aljar



2013/1/20 Maisie Harris <[email protected]>:
> I am running a loop of code in which I'd like to use the sample
> command, but instead of stating the specific number I want to sample
> I'd like to refer to a previously defined scalar.
>
> A simplified version of what I'm trying to do is:
>
> scalar A=5
> sample A, count
>
> However, when I run the code it says that it finds A when it is
> expecting a number. Is there a simple way to do this? Do I need to
> redefine the scalar somehow?
>
> Thank you
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