st: RE: string with embedded blanks in logical expression

["Stephen R. Hale" <srhale@garnet.sr.unh.edu>]

Never mind about this one.  I removed the separator(,) option in levels and
went with the default.

Everything seems to be working fine now.

Thanks,

Steve

Stephen R. Hale, Ph.D.
Complex Systems Research Center
Institute for Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
Morse Hall
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824-3525
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steve.hale@unh.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu]On Behalf Of Stephen R.
> Hale
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 11:24 AM
> To: STATA
> Subject: st: string with embedded blanks in logical expression
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Perhaps someone can help me with this problem?
>
> I have a location field in the data editor with many records for Fishing
> Island, New Hampshire and Tizzard Island, Maryland.
>
> I used
>
> . levels location, local(uniqloc) separate(,)
>
> When I display I get
> . display "`uniqloc'"
> The return (in green type on the monitor) has each element in compound
> double quotes and each element separated with a comma.
> . `"Fishing Island, New Hampshire"',`"Tizzard Island, Maryland"'
>
> Then I use a foreach loop to sequentially use each element in the local
> uniqloc
> . foreach locat of local uniqloc {
>
> If I display the value contained in locat
> . display "`locat'"
> Then the return is
> . Fishing Island, New Hampshire
> Which is exactly as it appears in the Data Editor
>
> However, if I try all this in an ado file including the
> regression below ...
> . regress pccov shootden if location == `"`locat'"'
> Then I get no observations, even though I know there are observations.
>
> If I type into the command window
> . regress pccov shootden if location == `"`locat'"'
> Then it works fine.
>
> What's the difference?  Where am I going wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
> Stephen R. Hale, Ph.D.
> Complex Systems Research Center
> Institute for Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
> Morse Hall
> University of New Hampshire
> Durham, NH 03824-3525
> Work 603.862.4758
> Fax  603.862.0188
> Home 603.664.4036
> steve.hale@unh.edu
>
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