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From | Patrick Flaherty <patrickeconomist@gmail.com> |
To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
Subject | st: Locals with two word phrases and graph titles |
Date | Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:20:59 -0400 |
I am using Stata 13/IC on Windows but I have had the same problem with earlier versions. When I try to loop through a local of two word phrases to put titles on graphs, I can't seem to get the behavior I want. Example: clear all sysuse auto, clear local makename "AMC Concord" "AMC Pacer" "Buick LeSabre" "Cad. Deville" forvalues m = 1/4{ local cname: word `m' of `makename' twoway scatter mpg price, title(`"Fake `cname' Data"') name(graph_`m') } This produces four graphs. The first one titled Fake AMC Data, but I want it to say Fake AMC Concord Data The second the title is Fake Concord" Data -- that extra double quote shows up in other graphs I tried to create as well. Usually the extra double quote appears at the end of the title of the first graph in a loop. The third and fourth graphs look fine -- AMC Pacer and Buick LeSabre are correct, but of course there is no Cad. Deville, which is what I wanted for graph 4. When I change 1/4 to 1/5 the Cad. Deville graph is correctly drawn but now I have 5 graphs when I only wanted 4. If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong I would appreciate some help. Thanks! Patrick J. Flaherty Coventry, Connecticut * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/