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st: Problem with "If" statement


From   DEEPANKAR BASU <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: Problem with "If" statement
Date   Mon, 05 Jun 2006 01:51:17 -0400

I am facing problems using the "if" statement (not the "if" qualifier) because the expression in the "if" statement has a variable. Hence, the commands are being executed taking only the first observation of the variable. What is the way to execute the commands for all the observations? I give a details of a prototype (simplified) problem below.

I have two variables x and y. Each can take values 1 or 2. And I have four more variables p11, p12, p21 and p22. I want to go down each observation of x, compare it to y and if they are equal then make p`x'`y'=100, otherwise make p`x'`y'=10.

To do the above task, I write the following program:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
capture program drop rpc
program define rpc
version 8.0
args size alive
if `size'==`alive'  {
  replace p`size'`alive'=100
}
else  {
  replace p`size'`alive'=10
}
end   
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I run this program and then run the following do-file:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
set more 1
version 8.0
local i 1
while `i' <=2  {
  local j 2
  while `j' <= `i'  {
    gen p`i'`j'=0
    local j = `j' + 1
  }
  local i = `i' + 1
}

rpc x y

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


My problem is that I cannot get the program to go through each observation on x and y. It takes the first observation of x and y and stops there. It does not move to the next observation. 

Any suggestions on how to tackle this issue will be greatly appreciated.

Deepankar


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