You probably need to add some quotes, since you are testing equality
of strings and not variables or numbers.
Try...
foreach x of varlist a b c {
if "`x'" == "a" {
use tempa, clear
}
if "`x'" != "a" {
use tempb, clear
}
qui: do stuff
di "Line 1"
if "`x'" == "a" {
use tempa, clear
}
if "`x'" != "a" {
use tempb, clear
}
qui: do stuff2
di "Line 2"
}
On 3/20/07, Doogar, Rajib <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear List,
I am trying to write a 'foreach x of varlist ...' loop in which I want
to use different data sets depending on which variable in varlist is
being processed. When run, the following program correctly outputs
"Line 1" but fails to load tempa.dta and I cannot figure out why. Any
tips will be most helpful. Thanks.
foreach x of varlist a b c {
if `x'==a {
use tempa, clear
}
if `x'!=a {
use tempb, clear
}
qui: do stuff
di "Line 1"
if `x'==a {
use tempa, clear
}
if `x'!=a {
use tempb, clear
}
qui: do stuff2
di "Line 2"
}
r.
Rajib Doogar,
Department of Accountancy,
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1206 S. Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Ph: 217.244.8083, Fax: 217.244.0902
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/doogar
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