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st: -foreach- and -forvalues-


From   "Katsuhide Isa" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: -foreach- and -forvalues-
Date   Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:46:27 +0900

Hello,

I'm trying to merge a collection of dta files and create
new time-variables at the same time.
Specifically, I'd like to execute the following two routines 
simultaneously: 

----------routine 1----------
foreach file in personnel_1997 personnel_1998 personnel_1999 
personnel_2000  personnel_2001 {
   use "`file'"
   sort id
   save "`file'", replace
   use personnel  /*master file*/
   sort id
   capture confirm variable _merge
   if _rc {
   continue
   } 
   else {
   drop _merge
   }
   merge id using "`file'"
   save personnel, replace
}

----------routine 2----------
forvalues i = 1997/2001 {gen year`i' = `i''}

----------

Is it possible to execute the above two routines 
combining -foreach- and -forvalues- simultaneously?
For now, as I don't have a good idea, I repeatedly 
use the following simple routine as for routine 2:

----------routine 2'----------
use personnel_1997, clear
gen year1997 = 1997
save personnel_1997_temp, replace
(and so on)

----------

Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance.

K.I.

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