At a guess you are defining a -local- macro in one place and trying to
use it in another.
A local macro is only visible in the same place -- one might say
locale -- in which it is defined, meaning
the _same_ interactive session
the _same_ do-file
the _same_ block of commands in the do-file editor
the _same_ program.
The way to remember it is that that is what -local- means!
Note that -if- is not an option. You don't mention how you are using
-if-, but it is either a qualifier or a command.
Nick
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Dherani, Mukesh
<M.K.Dherani@liverpool.ac.uk> wrote:
> I am new to macro. I am trying to carryout logistic regression with a number of options using if option, however, I am not getting my command being carried out. Below is what I am trying to do
>
> If I use
> local x var1 var2 varn
> logistic y `x' // when both of the rows are selected and run simultaneously in do file then command proceeds,
>
> otherwise it returns without any results as below:
>
> local x var1 var2 varn // first ran this command
>
> logistic y `x' // then this. Result is blank..
>
> I am using stata 10.
> what is my mistake? I tried looking at FAQ but cannot simplify my query and= got a number of answers not related to my issue. thank you in advance.
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