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Re: st: question on local macros ina graph title


From   "Data Analytics Corp." <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: question on local macros ina graph title
Date   Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:10:13 -0400

Sounds like the embedded quotes were getting me the wrong answer. It works now.

Thanks,

Walt

On 4/11/2011 9:25 AM, Eric Booth wrote:
<>

Wrapping in graph titles (or axis labels, notes, captions, etc) occurs when there are embedded
quotes in the title, so "Database Analysis" will not wrap, `" " Database" "Analyses" "' will wrap.

Modifying Maarten's example, here's the wrapping:

*-------------- begin example ---------------
sysuse auto, clear
local title  " Database"  "Analysis"
forvalues i = 1/5 {
    scatter price mpg if rep78==`i', ///
            title("`title'")         ///
            name(gr`i', replace)
}
*--------------- end example ----------------

- Eric

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Eric A. Booth
Public Policy Research Institute
Texas A&M University
[email protected]
Office: +979.845.6754


On Apr 11, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Maarten buis wrote:

--- On Mon, 11/4/11, Data Analytics Corp. wrote:
I'm going to produce a series of graphs in which I want the
fist line of the title to always be "Database
Analysis".  I created a local macro as

    local title "Database Analysis"

and then in the graph commands I used

    title(`title')

But the title came out as

    Database
    Analysis

I want the two words Database and Analysis on one line, the
first, of each graph.  How do I specify the macro to do
this?
I cannot reproduce your problem. Can you change the example
below such that it produces the behavior you reported?

*-------------- begin example ---------------
sysuse auto, clear
local title "Database Analysis"
forvalues i = 1/5 {
    scatter price mpg if rep78==`i', ///
            title("`title'")         ///
            name(gr`i', replace)
}
*--------------- end example ----------------

Hope this helps,
Maarten

--------------------------
Maarten L. Buis
Institut fuer Soziologie
Universitaet Tuebingen
Wilhelmstrasse 36
72074 Tuebingen
Germany

http://www.maartenbuis.nl
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