Ashim,
Here is an example with the auto data.
sysuse auto
levelsof rep78, local(rep)
foreach r of local rep {
outsheet using data`r' if rep78==`r'
}
Friedrich
On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 12:05 AM, Ashim Kapoor <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> Here is what I do now : ---
>
> foreach x in apple orange mango {
> clear
> use hugefruitbasket <==== HUGE FILE
> keep if symbol=="`x'"
> save `x', replace
>
> }
>
> -------------------------------------------
>
> So essentially I load a huge file in memory, which makes my computer
> hang for a moment, then I keep a portion of it, give it a name and
> save it.
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> What I want to do is : --- Load a big file ONCE, then do something like
> save `x' if symbol==`x'
> or outsheet if symbol==`x'
> so that I can save parts of the file without reloading / messing the
> original file.
>
> I think this is very useful for me.
>
> Is there a clever command to do this ?
>
> Thank you,
> Ashim.
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