In addition to Keith's solution, note that there is an
FAQ on the subject at
FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . if command vs. if qualifier
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Wernow
6/00 I have an if command in my program that only seems
to evaluate the first observation, what's going on?
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/lang/ifqualifier.html
-search if- would point you to this.
Nick
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Keith Dear
> You don't need either sort of -if-. Try it like this instead:
> gen byte p`size'`alive' = cond(`size'==`alive', 100, 10)
> Moreover there is then no need to initialise the pxy variables.
Deepankar
> >I am facing problems using the "if" statement (not the "if"
> >qualifier) because the expression in the "if" statement has a
> >variable. Hence, the commands are being executed taking only the
> >first observation of the variable. What is the way to execute the
> >commands for all the observations? I give a details of a prototype
> >(simplified) problem below.
> >
> >I have two variables x and y. Each can take values 1 or 2. And I
> >have four more variables p11, p12, p21 and p22. I want to go down
> >each observation of x, compare it to y and if they are equal then
> >make p`x'`y'=100, otherwise make p`x'`y'=10.
> >
> >To do the above task, I write the following program:
> >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >capture program drop rpc
> >program define rpc
> >version 8.0
> >args size alive
> >if `size'==`alive' {
> > replace p`size'`alive'=100
> >}
> >else {
> > replace p`size'`alive'=10
> >}
> >end
> >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> >I run this program and then run the following do-file:
> >
> >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >set more 1
> >version 8.0
> >local i 1
> >while `i' <=2 {
> > local j 2
> > while `j' <= `i' {
> > gen p`i'`j'=0
> > local j = `j' + 1
> > }
> > local i = `i' + 1
> >}
> >
> >rpc x y
> >
> >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> >
> >My problem is that I cannot get the program to go through each
> >observation on x and y. It takes the first observation of x and y
> >and stops there. It does not move to the next observation.
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