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Posted: **Fri May 11, 2018 1:37 pm**

Hello,

I have run this loop:

for !x=70 to 74 step 0.1
!h= !x*10
smpl if debt>!x
series hdebt_!h =1
smpl @all

smpl if debt<!x
series ldebt_!h=1
smpl @all
next

One of the series generated would be hdebt_709 when debt>70.9 but when I run the program it doesn't work, it shows this message "9999999 is not a member or procedure of hdebt_709 in series hdebt_!h=1". Which could be the problem?

Thank you!

Posted: **Fri May 11, 2018 2:03 pm**

Since computers cannot handle decimals precisely, you should not perform loop operations with a decimal step size (this is true of most programming languages, not just EViews).

Although you think that !x will follow the pattern 70 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 etc..., it will not.
For example, if you run this code:

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create u 10
table a
!r=1
for !x=70 to 74 step 0.1
	a(!r) = !x
	!r=!r+1
next
show a

Then select individual elements of the table, you can see the numbers are not exact.

Posted: **Sun May 13, 2018 6:11 am**

I think using integers in the for loop instead would work better:

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logmode l
for !h=700 to 740 step 1
	!x= !h/10
	logmsg !x
	smpl if debt>!x
	series hdebt_!h =1
	smpl @all

	smpl if debt<!x
	series ldebt_!h=1
	smpl @all
next

Posted: **Mon May 14, 2018 10:54 am**

Thank you very much! It works!

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