Re: st: Using substr with embedded quotes

[Jeph Herrin <stata@spandrel.net>]

For embedded quotes you need to use `" "'. This works:

 local if `"if type=="breast""'
 local x = substr(`"`if'"',3,.)
 di `"`x'"'

or

 local if if type=="breast"
 local x = substr(`"`if'"',3,.)
 di `"`x'"'


hth,
Jeph


On 2/5/2013 10:23 AM, Simone Peart Boyce wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a string that contains quotes.  When I try to do use substr to extract a portion of this string, substr seems to ignore everything after the quote.  Here is my example.
>
> local if="if type=="breast""
> local x=substr("`if'",3,.)
> disp "`x'"
> type==
>
> Why is "breast" being ignored?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Simone
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