You cannot have it both ways. Given that
mua
is global, you need to refer to it accordingly.
global mua = -1
local na = 1
local mpa = $mua * `na'
BTW, code is often easier to read with spaces
on either side of most operators and equals signs.
Nick
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Daniel Egan
> I am baffled by something I just encountered. Then again, i haven't
> been using Stata for 2 months, so its possible I am just still
> thinking in another language.
>
> I am writing what amounts to a simulation in stata, mostly using only
> globals and macros. When I try to multiply two macros, I get a
> "invalid name" error.
>
> The relevant code is:
>
> global mua=-1
> local na=1
> local mpa=`mua' *`na'
>
> Sorry if this is obvious. I did search help/archives.
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