Variable Names in Foreach loop

[Attaullah Shah]

Hi All
I am using foreach loop in a code and write results to a file. How can I write the variable names from the foreach loop. Currently, I am able to use `: var lab `v'' for retrieving the variable labels , but cannot find a way to send variable names to the file instead of their labels. Any help would be appreciated.

[Evelyn Ersanilli]

Please post your code (the foreach loop and the save/write command) and explain what you would like to have in the end in more detail; that will make it easier to advise you

[Attaullah Shah]

foreach v of varlist PROF SIZE LEV{
sum `var'
...
...
...
file write h "\pard\intbl\ql {`:var label `v''}\cell "
{

}
I want the variable names PROF SIZE LEV instead of their labels in the file writing

[Attaullah Shah]

I was experimenting, the following worked for me

file write h "\pard\intbl\ql {`:dis "`v'"'}\cell "

, Thanks for your consideration.

[Nick Cox]

To spell out what appears to be the problem, the name in the loop declaration and that inside the loop should match. You declared -v- but used -var-.