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st: RE: macro


From   "Nick Cox" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: macro
Date   Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:00:58 +0100

Olena Stavrunova

> After running the following do-file I get the message " 
> invalid syntax" after 
> the second "while". Please, let me know what is wrong?
> 
> -------------------
> clear
> set memory 512m
> set more off
>  use "c:\data.dta"
> 
> local	k1	=	1
> local	k2	=	14
> local	k3	=	27
> local	k4	=	40
> 
> local i=1
> while `i'<=4 {
> local j=1
> while `j' <= `k`i'' {
> 
> replace lfsocc`j'=1 if lfsocc`j'==lfsocc`k`i'' 
> replace lfsocc`j'=0 if lfsocc`j'~=1
> local j=`j'+1
> }
> local l=`k`i''-1
> egen occten`i'=rsum(lfsocc1-lfsocc`l')
> keep occten*
> merge using "c:\data.dta"
> drop _merge
> local i=`i'+1
> }
> 

I can't see what's wrong. You need 
a trace, possibly. 

Your code could be simplified using -forval- and 
-foreach-, somewhat along the following 
lines: 

clear
set memory 512m
set more off
use "c:\data.dta"

foreach k in 1 14 27 40 { 
	forval j = 1 / `k' {
		replace lfsocc`j' = 1 if lfsocc`j' == lfsocc`k' 
		replace lfsocc`j' = 0 if lfsocc`j' ~= 1
	}
	local l = `k' - 1
	egen occten`k' = rsum(lfsocc1-lfsocc`l')
	* n.b. `k' above 
	keep occten*
	merge using "c:\data.dta"
	drop _merge
} 

Nick 
[email protected] 
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