st: Re: syntax error using summarize command inside a macro

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

You have the if in the command and also in the macro so that Stata sees "if 
if"

M Blasnik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcella Sapun" <msapun@jhu.edu>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:33 PM
Subject: st: syntax error using summarize command inside a macro



> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to produce a summary statistics on a series of variables
> using the command SUM inside a macro subroutine. Apparently, my
> "try=off" program (see below) is not working because a syntax error. I
> cannot find the error. Would anybody be able to see it?
>
> Thanks!
<snip>
> . local samp1 "if prown3==0"
>
> . foreach v of varlist `v1' {
>  2. sum `v1' if `samp1' [aw=`v1']
>  3. }
> if not found
> r(111);
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