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Re: st: Parsing issue?


From   "Eva Poen" <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Parsing issue?
Date   Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:45:22 +0100

Paul,

a backslash is an escape character in Stata. In front of a local
macro, a backslash prevents execution. I.e., - \`x'- becomes `x' after
Stata executed the line. This can be useful in programming.

For your problem, try replacing the backslash with a forward slash. At
least in Windows this works fine. I don't know about other operating
systems.

Eva

2008/4/25 E. Paul Wileyto <[email protected]>:
> I cannot fathom what is going on here, and I'm hoping someone out there
> might have a clue.  The twoway command correctly interprets the local macro
> `x' and puts up the graph.  The graph save command does not seem to know the
> meaning of `x', and lops off the backslash in front of it.  Any thoughts.
> I'm appending the main output, and then a trace...  I'm not seeing anything
> useful in the trace.
>
>  . ma list varroot
>  varroot:        bold_acc_l bold_dlpfc9_l bold_dlpfc46_l bold_dlpfc46_r
> bold_ifg_l
>                bold_ifg_r bold_ipc_l bold_ipc_r bold_mfg_r fnb3_cr fnb3_fp
> fnb3_ft
>                fnb3_nr fnb3_rt fnb3_eff lnb3_eff lnb3_fp lnb3_rtc lnb3_tp
>
>  . do "C:\DOCUME~1\epw.MED\LOCALS~1\Temp\STD0e000000.tmp"
>
>  . foreach x of global varroot {
>   2. twoway (line  `x'_aa_a backlev)  (line  `x'_aa_s backlev) (line
> `x'_ag_a back
>  > lev) (line  `x'_ag_s backlev) (line  `x'_gg_a backlev) (line  `x'_gg_s
> backlev)
>   3. graph save Graph "V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP\`x'_graph.gph"
>   4.
>  . global gnames "$gnames V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP\`x'_graph.gph"
>   5.
>  . }
>  file V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph already exists
>  r(602);
>
>  And now for the trace:
>
>  - graph save Graph V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP\`x'_graph.gph
>  = graph save Graph V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP`x'_graph.gph
>   ----------------------------------------------------------------- begin
> graph ---
>   - if (_caller() < 8.2) version 8
>   - else if (_caller() < 10 ) version 8.2
>   - else version 10
>   - gdi record = yes
>   - gdi maybedraw = yes
>   - capture noisily Graph `0'
>   = capture noisily Graph save Graph V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph
>    --------------------------------------------------------- begin
> graph.Graph ---
>    - if d(`=c(born_date)') < d(23Jul2004) {
>    = if d(25 Jul 2007) < d(23Jul2004) {
>      di as err "your Stata executable is out of date"
>      di as err "    type -update executable- at the Stata prompt"
>      exit 498
>      }
>    - if "`._Gr_Global.isa'" == "" {
>    = if "class" == "" {
>      ._Gr_Global = .global_g.new
>      }
>    - if `"`0'"' == `""' {
>    = if `"save Graph V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph"' == `""' {
>      if `"`.__GRAPHCMD'"' != `""' {
>      local 0 `.__GRAPHCMD'
>      }
>      else {
>      di as error "no existing graph command to replay"
>      exit 198
>      }
>      }
>    - local orig_cmd `0'
>    = local orig_cmd save Graph V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph
>    - gettoken do 0 : 0, parse(" ,")
>    - local orig2 `"`0'"'
>    = local orig2 `" Graph V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph"'
>    - local ldo = length("`do'")
>    = local ldo = length("save")
>    - if "`do'" == substr("draw",1,max(4,`ldo')) {
>    = if "save" == substr("draw",1,max(4,4)) {
>      gr_draw_replay `0'
>      exit
>      }
>    - if "`do'" == substr("display",1,max(2,`ldo')) {
>    = if "save" == substr("display",1,max(2,4)) {
>      gr_draw_replay `0'
>      exit
>      }
>    - if "`do'" == substr("save",1,max(4,`ldo')) {
>    = if "save" == substr("save",1,max(4,4)) {
>    - gr_save `0'
>    = gr_save  Graph V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph
>      =string scalar __pathmkabsolute(string scalar path)
>      =        string scalar    curdir, toret
>      =string scalar __filemkabsolute(string scalar file)
>      =        string scalar    curdir, fname, toret
>      ----------------------------------------------------------- begin
> gr_save ---
>      - version 10
>      - syntax anything [, REPLACE ASIS ]
>      - gettoken name anything : anything
>      - gettoken filenm nothing : anything
>      - if `"`filenm'"' == `""' {
>      = if `"V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph"' == `""' {
>        local filenm `"`name'"'
>        local name
>        }
>      - if `"`filenm'"' == `""' {
>      = if `"V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph"' == `""' {
>        di as error `"filename name required"'
>        exit 198
>        }
>      - if `"`nothing'"' != `""' {
>      = if `""' != `""' {
>        di as error `"invalid syntax, `nothing' not allowed"'
>        exit 198
>        }
>      - if "`name'" == "" {
>      = if "Graph" == "" {
>        local name `._Gr_Global.current_graph_resync'
>        }
>      - if "`asis'" != "" | "`name'" == "" {
>      = if "" != "" | "Graph" == "" {
>        if "`name'" != "" & "`name'" != "`._Gr_Global.current_graph_resync'"
> {
>        gr_current name : `name' , drawifchg
>        }
>        _asis save `"`filenm'"' , `replace'
>        exit
>        }
>      - _addgph filenm : `"`filenm'"'
>      = _addgph filenm : `"V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph"'
>        --------------------------------------------------------- begin
> _addgph ---
>        - version 8
>        - gettoken macnm 0 : 0 , parse(" :")
>        - gettoken colon 0 : 0 , parse(" :")
>        - gettoken filenm 0 : 0 , parse(" :")
>        - local filenm `filenm'
>        = local filenm V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph
>        - local unused : subinstr local filenm "." "." , count(local ct)
>        - if (! `ct') local gph .gph
>        = if (! 1) local gph .gph
>        - c_local `macnm' `"`filenm'`gph'"'
>        = c_local filenm `"V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph"'
>        ----------------------------------------------------------- end
> _addgph ---
>      - gr_current name : `name' , drawifchg
>      = gr_current name : Graph , drawifchg
>        ------------------------------------------------------ begin
> gr_current ---
>        - version 8
>        - gettoken namemac 0 : 0, parse(" :")
>        - gettoken colon 0 : 0, parse(" :")
>        - assert "`colon'"==":"
>        = assert ":"==":"
>        - syntax [anything(name=name)] [ , DRAWifchg Newgraph Query REPLACE
> NOFREE
>  > ]
>        - gettoken prefix rest : name , parse(".")
>        - if "`prefix'" == "Global" | "`prefix'" == "Local" {
>        = if "Graph" == "Global" | "Graph" == "Local" {
>          gettoken dot name : rest , parse(".")
>          }
>        - if "`._Gr_Global.isa'" == "" {
>        = if "class" == "" {
>          ._Gr_Global = .global_g.new
>          }
>        - if "`query'"!="" {
>        = if ""!="" {
>          if "`name'" == "" {
>          local name `._Gr_Global.current_graph_resync'
>          }
>          gs_stat exists `name'
>          c_local `namemac' `name'
>          exit
>          }
>        - if "`newgraph'" == "" {
>        = if "" == "" {
>        - OldGraph realname : `name' , `drawifchg'
>        = OldGraph realname : Graph , drawifchg
>          ------------------------------------------- begin
> gr_current.OldGraph ---
>          - gettoken namemac 0 : 0, parse(": ")
>          - gettoken colon 0 : 0, parse(": ")
>          - syntax [name(name=name)] [ , DRAWifchg Newgraph REPLACE ]
>          - if "`name'"=="" {
>          = if "Graph"=="" {
>            local name = cond("`._Gr_Global.current_graph_resync'"=="",
> "Graph", "`
>  > ._Gr_Global.current_graph_resync'")
>            }
>          - gs_stat exists `name'
>          = gs_stat exists Graph
>            ----------------------------------------------------- begin
> gs_stat ---
>            - if "`2'" != ":" {
>            = if "Graph" != ":" {
>            - Assert `0'
>            = Assert exists Graph
>              -------------------------------------------- begin
> gs_stat.Assert ---
>              - args status name nothing
>              - if "`nothing'"!="" {
>              = if ""!="" {
>                di as error "`name' `nothing' invalid name"
>                exit 198
>                }
>              - assert "`status'"=="exists" | "`status'"=="!exists"
>              = assert "exists"=="exists" | "exists"=="!exists"
>              - Stat type : `name'
>              = Stat type : Graph
>                -------------------------------------------- begin
> gs_stat.Stat ---
>                - args lhs colon name
>                - capture noi confirm name `name'
>                = capture noi confirm name Graph
>                - if (_rc) exit 198
>                - if "`.`name'.isa'" == "" c_local `lhs' ""
>                = if "class" == "" c_local type ""
>                - else {
>                - if 0`.`name'.isofclass graph_g' c_local `lhs' "graph"
>                = if 01 c_local type "graph"
>                - else if 0`.`name'.isofclass lgrid' c_local `lhs' "graph"
>                = else if 00 c_local type "graph"
>                - else c_local `lhs' "other"
>                = else c_local type "other"
>                - }
>                ---------------------------------------------- end
> gs_stat.Stat ---
>              - if ("`type'"=="graph" & "`status'"== "exists") |
> ("`type'"=="" & "`
>  > status'"=="!exists") exit
>              = if ("graph"=="graph" & "exists"== "exists") | ("graph"=="" &
> "exist
>  > s"=="!exists") exit
>              ---------------------------------------------- end
> gs_stat.Assert ---
>            - }
>            - else {
>              args lhs colon name
>              Query me `colon' `name'
>              c_local `lhs' = cond("`me'"=="graph", "exists", "!exists")
>              }
>            ------------------------------------------------------- end
> gs_stat ---
>          - capture window manage forward graph `name'
>          = capture window manage forward graph Graph
>          - if "`name'" != "`._Gr_Global.current_graph_resync'" &
> "`drawifchg'" !=
>  > "" {
>            ------------------------------- begin
> global_g.current_graph_resync ---
>            - version 8
>            - if ("`gdi(topwindow)'" == "__BLANK") class exit ""
>            = if ("Graph" == "__BLANK") class exit ""
>            - else if ("`gdi(topwindow)'" == "") class exit
> "`.current_graph'"
>            = else if ("Graph" == "") class exit "Graph"
>            - else {
>            - .current_graph = "`gdi(topwindow)'"
>            = .current_graph = "Graph"
>            - class exit "`.current_graph'"
>            = class exit "Graph"
>            --------------------------------- end
> global_g.current_graph_resync ---
>          = if "Graph" != "Graph" & "drawifchg" != "" {
>            ._Gr_Global.set_current_graph "`name'"
>            .`name'.drawgraph
>            }
>          - ._Gr_Global.set_current_graph "`name'"
>          = ._Gr_Global.set_current_graph "Graph"
>            ---------------------------------- begin
> global_g.set_current_graph ---
>            - version 8
>            - args graph
>            - .current_graph = "`graph'"
>            = .current_graph = "Graph"
>            ------------------------------------ end
> global_g.set_current_graph ---
>          - if "`.`name'._scheme.isa'" != "" {
>          = if "class" != "" {
>          - set curscm `.`name'._scheme.objkey'
>          = set curscm __key(403aa90)
>          - }
>          - c_local `namemac' `name'
>          = c_local realname Graph
>          --------------------------------------------- end
> gr_current.OldGraph ---
>        - c_local `namemac' `realname'
>        = c_local name Graph
>        - exit
>        -------------------------------------------------------- end
> gr_current ---
>      - capture noisily {
>      - tempname loghndl holdmap
>      - global T_loghndl `loghndl'
>      = global T_loghndl __000000
>      - file open `loghndl' using `"`filenm'"' , text write `replace'
>      = file open __000000 using `"V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph"' ,
> text writ
>  > e
>  file V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP_graph.gph already exists
>        .__Map = .null.new
>        global T_savesers 1
>        _gs_wrfilehdr `loghndl' `name'
>        foreach type in serset scheme graph_g lgrid {
>        .`name'.saveall `type' 1
>        }
>        file close `loghndl'
>        }
>      - local rc = _rc
>      - capture _cls free __Map
>      - capture mac drop T_loghndl
>      - capture mac drop T_savesers
>      - if `rc' {
>      = if 602 {
>      - exit `rc'
>      = exit 602
>        }
>      ------------------------------------------------------------- end
> gr_save ---
>      exit
>      }
>    ----------------------------------------------------------- end
> graph.Graph ---
>   - local rc = _rc
>   - gdi record = yes
>   - gdi maybedraw = yes
>   - gdi end
>   - exit `rc'
>   = exit 602
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------- end
> graph ---
>   global gnames "$gnames V:\fMRI_COMT\Data\WebCNP\`x'_graph.gph"
>   }
>  r(602);
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  --
>  E. Paul Wileyto, Ph.D.
>  Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
>  Tobacco Use Research Center
>  School of Medicine, U. of Pennsylvania
>  3535 Market Street, Suite 4100
>  Philadelphia, PA  19104-3309
>
>  215-746-7147
>  Fax: 215-746-7140
>  [email protected]
>  http://mail.med.upenn.edu/~epw/
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