st: Locals with two word phrases and graph titles

[Patrick Flaherty <patrickeconomist@gmail.com>]

I am using Stata 13/IC on Windows but I have had the same problem with
earlier versions.  When I try to loop through a local of two word
phrases to put titles on graphs, I can't seem to get the behavior I
want.

Example:

clear all
sysuse auto, clear
local makename "AMC Concord" "AMC Pacer" "Buick LeSabre" "Cad. Deville"

forvalues m = 1/4{
local cname: word `m' of `makename'
twoway scatter mpg price, title(`"Fake `cname' Data"') name(graph_`m')
}

This produces four graphs.  The first one titled
Fake AMC Data, but I want it to say Fake AMC Concord Data

The second the title is Fake Concord" Data -- that extra double quote
shows up in other graphs I tried to create as well.  Usually the extra
double quote appears at the end of the title of the first graph in a
loop.

The third and fourth graphs look fine -- AMC Pacer and Buick LeSabre
are correct, but of course there is no Cad. Deville, which is what I
wanted for graph 4.

When I change 1/4 to 1/5 the Cad. Deville graph is correctly drawn but
now I have 5 graphs when I only wanted 4.

If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong I would appreciate some help.

Thanks!

Patrick J. Flaherty
Coventry, Connecticut
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