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Re: st: RE: store variable names in local macro


From   Maarten buis <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: RE: store variable names in local macro
Date   Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:57:10 +0000 (GMT)

--- Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> But even better may be to consider using -confirm-. 

good point, changing my expample

sysuse auto, clear
capture confirm variable price
if !_rc {
    do whatever you want to do to price
}
syuse nlsw88, clear
capture confirm variable price
if !_rc {
    price is absent in this dataset


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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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The Netherlands

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http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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