st: Re: syntax of local macros

[Christopher F Baum <baum@bc.edu>]

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 02:33 AM, Danielle wrote:

> > local rhs "`rhs' (xret`i' xmkt`i')"
> > }
> > di "`rhs'"
> > sureg `rhs',corr
> >
> > Note well the lack of an equal sign in the definition of local rhs.
> >
> > Kit
> Is this so that the local variable <rhs> exists outside of the 
> -forvalue-
> loop?
No, it is to ensure that a local macro longer than 80 bytes can be 
formed. An equals sign will prevent that.

Kit

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