sample `=scalar(A)', count
will ensure that -sample- sees the value of scalar A because the evaluation
= scalar(A)
takes place before -sample- gets to work. See -help macro- under
expansion_optr.
The -scalar()- ensure no clash with variable names starting with "A".
Nick
On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Maisie Harris <mjh275@georgetown.edu> wrote:
> I am running a loop of code in which I'd like to use the sample
> command, but instead of stating the specific number I want to sample
> I'd like to refer to a previously defined scalar.
>
> A simplified version of what I'm trying to do is:
>
> scalar A=5
> sample A, count
>
> However, when I run the code it says that it finds A when it is
> expecting a number. Is there a simple way to do this? Do I need to
> redefine the scalar somehow?
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