st: Re: r(198) error

[Kit Baum <baum@bc.edu>]

Your expansion of the macro outfile_reg probably contains spaces plus  
the word 'and'. You probably need to use compound double quotes  
(q.v.) or use a directory without embedded spaces in its name on your  
machine.


Kit Baum, Boston College Economics and DIW Berlin
http://ideas.repec.org/e/pba1.html
An Introduction to Modern Econometrics Using Stata:
http://www.stata-press.com/books/imeus.html


On Aug 15, 2007, at 2:33 AM, statalist-digest wrote:


> Could anyone let me know what is wrong with the following do. file to
> give me an invalid 'and' r(198).
>
>
> /*foreach x of varlist $LHS {;
> local xtitle "`x' OLS"   ;
>   local outfile_reg "$dataloc/Results/reg_`x'"  ;
>  regress  `x' $RHS, robust;
>     outreg using "`outfile_reg'", ctitle("`xtitle'") append;
> };
> */;
>
> invalid 'and'
> r(198);
> Thank you,
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