Re: st: Using the ASCII Code Character Map

[Jeph Herrin <info@flyingbuttress.net>]

In adition, for reusing local macros see

http://www.stata-journal.com/sjpdf.html?articlenum=pr0047

cheers,
J


On 3/17/2014 11:11 AM, Nick Cox wrote:
> Your do-file defines locals in its own space. While the do-file
> executes, they are invisible elsewhere. As soon as the do-files
> terminates, they are gone.
>
> There are ways round this, but the simplest for you is that you can
> and should use globals instead
>
> local Chh=char(200)
>
> becomes
>
> global Chh = char(200)
>
> replace country="Slova${Chh}ka" in 8
>
> You should also be able to do this.
>
> replace country="Slova`=char(200)'ka" in 8
>
> or this
>
> replace country="Slova" + char(200) + "ka" in 8
>
> Nick
> njcoxstata@gmail.com
>
>
> On 17 March 2014 14:58, Bruno Skrinjaric <brunoskrinjaric@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > When I want to insert some characters from ASCII Code Character Map (net describe asciiplot, from (http://fmwww.bc.edu/RePEc/bocode/a/)) I use the following command:
> >
> > u "$path\grey_eco.dta", clear
> > local Chh=char(200)
> > local chh=char(232)
> > local Ch=char(198)
> > local ch=char(230)
> > local D=char(208)
> > local d=char(240)
> > local Sh=char(138)
> > local sh=char(154)
> > local Z=char(142)
> > local z=char(158)
> > replace country="`Chh'e`sh'ka" in 1
> > replace country="Ma`d'arska" in 6
> > replace country="Slova`chh'ka" in 8
> >
> > Since I am from Croatia these are all letters in Croatian alphabet. I defined as local all the letters not found in English language that I might ever need (I did not have to write them all out here but I did that to illustrate my question). I have two questions about that?
> >
> > First, is it possible to define a GLOBAL instead of a local for these characters, and how to use this if it is possible?
> >
> > Second, I have tried saving all these locals in separate .do file and then loading it into working memory prior to -replace- command, but that didn't work. Here is what I have tired:
> >
> > u "$path\grey_eco.dta", clear
> > do "$path\ascii_code_characters.do"
> > replace country="`Chh'e`sh'ka" in 1
> > replace country="Ma`d'arska" in 6
> > replace country="Slova`chh'ka" in 8
> >
> >
> > So, basically, my question is - is there any way of making a "permanent" list of the ASCII characters I will be using regularly and then just "calling" to that list when I need it?
> >
> > Just to be clear, the first code in this e-mail works fine, I am just wondering is there a way where I do not have to write the local every time?
> >
> > Bruno Škrinjarić
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