Value map problem

[wstevena]

I am trying to create different smpl starting dates for each series so that I can merge them with the appropriate other series. The value map works ok as long as I use the text directly.

valmap b
b.append usa 2012q1
b.append france 2011q3
b.append germ 2010q4

alpha start = @map("usa",b)

If I do:

%try = "usa"
alpha start = @map(%try,b)

it still works.

However If I do:

group g3 usa
%try = g3.@seriesname(1)
alpha start = @map(%try,b)

It no longer works. What do I need to do to get the correct input for the map function?

I am using Eviews 8 on a Windows 7 machine.

[EViews Gareth]

It might be a case issue. How about:

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%try = @lower(g3.@seriesname(1))