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| From | Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | Re: st: Using Sample Command with Scalar Not Number |
| Date | Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:46:00 +0000 |
sample `=scalar(A)', count will ensure that -sample- sees the value of scalar A because the evaluation = scalar(A) takes place before -sample- gets to work. See -help macro- under expansion_optr. The -scalar()- ensure no clash with variable names starting with "A". Nick On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Maisie Harris <mjh275@georgetown.edu> wrote: > 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? * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/