Re: st: "If" in a local variable

[Eric Booth <ebooth@ppri.tamu.edu>]

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You can use the  -if- command instead of the "if" qualifier.  See -help ifcmd-.   You probably want this:
	
	 if `b' > `c'  local a= 1

or 

	if `b' > `c'  {
	    local a= 1
	}


Here's an example using auto.dta :

***************!
sysuse auto, clear
ds make, not
foreach v in `r(varlist)' { 
	qui su `v', d
	if `r(mean)' > 30  local a  one
	if `r(mean)' <= 30 local a  two
	di in y "`v'--> `a'"
	}
***************!

- Eric
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On Nov 29, 2010, at 8:39 PM, Laurie Molina wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I want to set the value of a local variable, conditional of the value
> of some other variable, but i think the option "if" is not availabe
> for a local variable.
> What i would like to do is the following:
> local a= 1 if `b' > `c'
> local a= 2 if `b' < = `c'
> 
> Any idea of how can i get those conditional values for the local variable `a'?
> 
> Thank you all in advance!
> 
> LM
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