@mid

[Lol38]

Hello,

I'm trying to use this combination of commands:

smpl if @mid(@str(ocup), 3, 1) = "2"

but the programme doesn't read it, what am i doing wrong?

The sample is something like this and i want to extract the third number which can be 0, 1 or 3:
10313
10313
99997
20311
80311
20312
30314
5002
40312
82314
34323

I am creating a dummy so that a can generate a series with the diffrents third numbers in this sample.

[EViews Gareth]

Why do you have an ="2"?

[Lol38]

Because i want to sort the series taking into account the third number but this number must be "2", i mean, all the groups of numbers in the serie that have the third number as a "2".

Then, i need the same condition but with the third number ="3" and another group with the third number in the serie ="1".

[EViews Gareth]

I am completely lost. The sample statement works, selecting only observations for which the third number is equal to two. Why is it not working for you?

[Lol38]

I don't know. I thought the command "@mid" was wrong but then you tell me that it is ok. =(

I don't know what to do.

[EViews Gareth]

It looks like everything is fine.