Re: st: Terminating a loop with a value trigger

[Jeph Herrin <stata@spandrel.net>]

they don't allow an "if" option , but you can certainly add one:


 while `cond'>0 {
	...
	[make calculations]
	...
	if `mytest'==1 {
		continue, break
	}

 }


cheers,
Jeph

On 3/30/2013 9:33 AM, Stephen Cranney wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way to continue a loop until a certain value is reached in
> one of the calculations ? (Obviously not just until the macro hits a
> certain point, but a calculation inside the loop that involves the
> macro). As far as I can tell, "exit "and "continue, break" don't allow
> some kind of "if" option.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Stephen
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