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Re: st: Retrieving variable list from describe
From
Phil Schumm <[email protected]>
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Subject
Re: st: Retrieving variable list from describe
Date
Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:27:48 -0500
On Jun 21, 2013, at 2:20 PM, Barth Riley <[email protected]> wrote:
> i would like to retrieve the list of variables matching a specification used with describe, e.g.:
>
> describe item*
>
> I know that describe provides an r(varlist) macro, yet I can seem to use or access it. For instance:
>
> foreach var in "`r(varlist)'" {
> ...
> }
>
> does nothing. I have also tried not enclosing `r(vrlist)' in quotes . Does this only work in conjunction with the ds command?
You need the -varlist- option with -describe-.
-- Phil
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