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RE: st: using macros in label define
From
Nick Cox <[email protected]>
To
"'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
Subject
RE: st: using macros in label define
Date
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:39:37 +0100
Jonathan's advice is incorrect. I think he is confusing variable label and value label definition.
There is no "issue" here. My guess is that you are feeding an unacceptable definition to -label define- because the " " etc. get transferred.
Try
loc def `def' `z' "`x'"
Nick
[email protected]
Jonathan Cantor
Put the define object in quotes
la def type "`def'"
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Barry Quinn <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am getting an invalid syntax message when using a local in -label define-.
> Here is my code:
>
> *DEFINE GROUP VARIABLES
> *TYPE
> sort B_Type
> gen type=lower(trim(subinstr(B_Type," ","",.)))
> egen typ=group(type)
> la var typ "Type of Institutions"
> save tmp1, replace
> keep if type!=type[_n+1]
> levelsof type, loc(type) clean
> loc z=0
> loc def ""
> foreach x of loc type{
> loc ++z
> loc def `def' `z' " " `""`x'""' " "
> }
> use tmp1, clear
> la def type `def'
> la li type
> la val typ type
>
> I may be missing something obvious but i was wondering is there an issue with use macros in label define ?
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