gen `v' = ``v''
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Luhang Wang
Sent: Friday, 13 February 2009 1:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: converting macros into variables
Hi All,
Does anyone know an easy way of converting macros into variables?
I'm trying something like the following.
local x1=1
local x2=2
local vl "x1 x2"
foreach v of loc vl {
gen "`v'"=`"`v'"'
}
I end up with error message
"x1 invalid name
r(198);
How to interprete this?
I guess there is better method to achieve the goal. Any hint will be
appreciated.
Thanks.
Luhang
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