line breaks in command -global-

[Raymond Zhang]

Dear all,How can I break line in the command -global-.I use "///" ,but I get error.My codes in dofile is

global m "mvalue kstock L.mvalue  c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock   ///
L.kstock c.L.kstock#c.L.mvalue c.L.mvalue#c.L.mvalue c.L.kstock#c.L.kstock i.year"  

global m "mvalue kstock L.mvalue  c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock   ///
invalid syntax
r(198);

Anyone can give me some suggestions?Thanks a lot.

Best
Raymond

[Ali Atia]

A few solutions here:

global m "mvalue kstock L.mvalue  c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock " ///
"L.kstock c.L.kstock#c.L.mvalue c.L.mvalue#c.L.mvalue c.L.kstock#c.L.kstock i.year"

Or you could use #delimit:

#delimit ;
global m "mvalue kstock L.mvalue  c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock 
L.kstock c.L.kstock#c.L.mvalue c.L.mvalue#c.L.mvalue c.L.kstock#c.L.kstock i.year";
#delimit cr

Or:

global m "mvalue kstock L.mvalue  c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock " /*
*/"L.kstock c.L.kstock#c.L.mvalue c.L.mvalue#c.L.mvalue c.L.kstock#c.L.kstock i.year"

[Raymond Zhang]

@Ali AtiaThank you for your help.It solves my problem.

[Raymond Zhang]

@Ali Atia I use your method, but there is still problem.

global m "mvalue kstock L.mvalue  c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock"   ///
 "c.mvalue#c.kstock L.kstock cL.kstock#cL.mvalue cL.mvalue#cL.mvalue cL.kstock#cL.kstock i.year"  

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r(198);

[Ali Atia]

Try the delimit code from #2.

[William Lisowski]

Note that the problem in post #1 was caused by trying to continue a string surrounded by quotation marks over multiple lines.

However, a macro like this, containing a list of elements, does not necessarily require surrounding quotation marks.

. #delimit ;
delimiter now ;
. global m1 "mvalue kstock L.mvalue  c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock
> L.kstock c.L.kstock#c.L.mvalue c.L.mvalue#c.L.mvalue c.L.kstock#c.L.kstock i.year";

. #delimit cr
delimiter now cr
.
. global m2 mvalue kstock L.mvalue  c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock ///
> L.kstock c.L.kstock#c.L.mvalue c.L.mvalue#c.L.mvalue c.L.kstock#c.L.kstock i.year

. macro list m1 m2
m1:             mvalue kstock L.mvalue c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock
                L.kstock c.L.kstock#c.L.mvalue c.L.mvalue#c.L.mvalue c.L.kstock#c.L.kstock i.year
m2:             mvalue kstock L.mvalue c.mvalue#c.mvalue c.kstock#c.kstock c.mvalue#c.kstock
                L.kstock c.L.kstock#c.L.mvalue c.L.mvalue#c.L.mvalue c.L.kstock#c.L.kstock i.year