Passing multiple lists of unspecified length to a program
I would like to create a Stata program that takes multiple lists of unspecified length as arguments. However, I don't know how the program can distinguish between the lists once they're passed in.
For example, I'd like to be able to do something like:
prog myprog
args list1 list2
{something with list1}
{something with list2}
end
loc list1 a b c
loc list2 x y z
myprog `list1' `list2'
loc list1 a b c d
myprog `list1' `list2'
The two solutions I've been thinking about are:
- Creating additional macros specifying the length of each list and passing those in as well
- using a delimiter between lists
Neither is very difficult, but I would think there's a simpler way to do this.
I'm using Stata 13 for Windows.
list arguments stata stata-macros
edited Nov 19 '18 at 18:40
Pearly Spencer
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asked Nov 19 '18 at 18:22
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I would like to create a Stata program that takes multiple lists of unspecified length as arguments. However, I don't know how the program can distinguish between the lists once they're passed in.
For example, I'd like to be able to do something like:
prog myprog
args list1 list2
{something with list1}
{something with list2}
end
loc list1 a b c
loc list2 x y z
myprog `list1' `list2'
loc list1 a b c d
myprog `list1' `list2'
The two solutions I've been thinking about are:
- Creating additional macros specifying the length of each list and passing those in as well
- using a delimiter between lists
Neither is very difficult, but I would think there's a simpler way to do this.
I'm using Stata 13 for Windows.
list arguments stata stata-macros
edited Nov 19 '18 at 18:40
Pearly Spencer
10.2k173461
asked Nov 19 '18 at 18:22
Dillon BowenDillon Bowen
82
add a comment |
I would like to create a Stata program that takes multiple lists of unspecified length as arguments. However, I don't know how the program can distinguish between the lists once they're passed in.
For example, I'd like to be able to do something like:
prog myprog
args list1 list2
{something with list1}
{something with list2}
end
loc list1 a b c
loc list2 x y z
myprog `list1' `list2'
loc list1 a b c d
myprog `list1' `list2'
The two solutions I've been thinking about are:
- Creating additional macros specifying the length of each list and passing those in as well
- using a delimiter between lists
Neither is very difficult, but I would think there's a simpler way to do this.
I'm using Stata 13 for Windows.
list arguments stata stata-macros
edited Nov 19 '18 at 18:40
Pearly Spencer
10.2k173461
asked Nov 19 '18 at 18:22
Dillon BowenDillon Bowen
82
I would like to create a Stata program that takes multiple lists of unspecified length as arguments. However, I don't know how the program can distinguish between the lists once they're passed in.
For example, I'd like to be able to do something like:
prog myprog
args list1 list2
{something with list1}
{something with list2}
end
loc list1 a b c
loc list2 x y z
myprog `list1' `list2'
loc list1 a b c d
myprog `list1' `list2'
The two solutions I've been thinking about are:
- Creating additional macros specifying the length of each list and passing those in as well
- using a delimiter between lists
Neither is very difficult, but I would think there's a simpler way to do this.
I'm using Stata 13 for Windows.
list arguments stata stata-macros
list arguments stata stata-macros
edited Nov 19 '18 at 18:40
Pearly Spencer
10.2k173461
asked Nov 19 '18 at 18:22
Dillon BowenDillon Bowen
82
edited Nov 19 '18 at 18:40
Pearly Spencer
10.2k173461
asked Nov 19 '18 at 18:22
Dillon BowenDillon Bowen
82
edited Nov 19 '18 at 18:40
Pearly Spencer
10.2k173461
edited Nov 19 '18 at 18:40
Pearly Spencer
10.2k173461
edited Nov 19 '18 at 18:40
Pearly Spencer
10.2k173461
10.2k173461
asked Nov 19 '18 at 18:22
Dillon BowenDillon Bowen
82
asked Nov 19 '18 at 18:22
Dillon BowenDillon Bowen
82
asked Nov 19 '18 at 18:22
Dillon BowenDillon Bowen
82
82
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The following works for me:
program define myprog
syntax, list1(string) list2(string)
display "`list1'"
display "`list2'"
end
local lista "a b c d"
local listb "e f g h"
myprog, list1(`lista') list2(`listb')
or:
capture program drop myprog
program define myprog
tokenize `0', parse(";")
local list1 `1' // optional
local list2 `3' // optional
display "`list1'" // or "`1'"
display "`list2'" // or "`3'"
end
local lista a b c d
local listb e f g h
myprog `lista';`listb'
answered Nov 19 '18 at 18:33
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The following works for me:
program define myprog
syntax, list1(string) list2(string)
display "`list1'"
display "`list2'"
end
local lista "a b c d"
local listb "e f g h"
myprog, list1(`lista') list2(`listb')
or:
capture program drop myprog
program define myprog
tokenize `0', parse(";")
local list1 `1' // optional
local list2 `3' // optional
display "`list1'" // or "`1'"
display "`list2'" // or "`3'"
end
local lista a b c d
local listb e f g h
myprog `lista';`listb'
answered Nov 19 '18 at 18:33
Pearly SpencerPearly Spencer
10.2k173461
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The following works for me:
program define myprog
syntax, list1(string) list2(string)
display "`list1'"
display "`list2'"
end
local lista "a b c d"
local listb "e f g h"
myprog, list1(`lista') list2(`listb')
or:
capture program drop myprog
program define myprog
tokenize `0', parse(";")
local list1 `1' // optional
local list2 `3' // optional
display "`list1'" // or "`1'"
display "`list2'" // or "`3'"
end
local lista a b c d
local listb e f g h
myprog `lista';`listb'
answered Nov 19 '18 at 18:33
Pearly SpencerPearly Spencer
10.2k173461
add a comment |
The following works for me:
program define myprog
syntax, list1(string) list2(string)
display "`list1'"
display "`list2'"
end
local lista "a b c d"
local listb "e f g h"
myprog, list1(`lista') list2(`listb')
or:
capture program drop myprog
program define myprog
tokenize `0', parse(";")
local list1 `1' // optional
local list2 `3' // optional
display "`list1'" // or "`1'"
display "`list2'" // or "`3'"
end
local lista a b c d
local listb e f g h
myprog `lista';`listb'
answered Nov 19 '18 at 18:33
Pearly SpencerPearly Spencer
10.2k173461
The following works for me:
program define myprog
syntax, list1(string) list2(string)
display "`list1'"
display "`list2'"
end
local lista "a b c d"
local listb "e f g h"
myprog, list1(`lista') list2(`listb')
or:
capture program drop myprog
program define myprog
tokenize `0', parse(";")
local list1 `1' // optional
local list2 `3' // optional
display "`list1'" // or "`1'"
display "`list2'" // or "`3'"
end
local lista a b c d
local listb e f g h
myprog `lista';`listb'
answered Nov 19 '18 at 18:33
Pearly SpencerPearly Spencer
10.2k173461
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answered Nov 19 '18 at 18:33
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