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st: Using Sample Command with Scalar Not Number
From
Maisie Harris <[email protected]>
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st: Using Sample Command with Scalar Not Number
Date
Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:27:44 -0500
I am running a loop of code in which I'd like to use the sample
command, but instead of stating the specific number I want to sample
I'd like to refer to a previously defined scalar.
A simplified version of what I'm trying to do is:
scalar A=5
sample A, count
However, when I run the code it says that it finds A when it is
expecting a number. Is there a simple way to do this? Do I need to
redefine the scalar somehow?
Thank you
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