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Posted: **Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:08 am**

Hello,

I'm trying to create pages based on cross sectional attributes (my cross-sections are countries and I want to create a new page and sample if countries are in a specific region, like Asia of Latin America.

The code is the following:

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%sub_region = @wjoin(@uniquevals(sub_region_code))
for %i {%sub_region}
pageselect Baseline
pagecopy(page={%i},nolinks)
smpl if sub_region_code=%i
next

But Eviews outputs the following error (SUBAFR is my first sub_region, in all caps):

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Error in Sample:  SUBAFR is not defined in "SMPL IF
 SUB_REGION_CODE=SUBAFR".

Is anyone having the same issues? this is EViews 10.

Thanks!

Posted: **Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:23 am**

There's nothing inherently wrong - this seems to work:

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'create a panel with some cross-sections identified by sub_region_code
wfcreate(page=Baseline) a 1990 2000 15
alpha sub_region_code = "sub_" + @str(@crossid)
pagestruct() sub_region_code @date(dateid)

%sub_region = @wjoin(@uniquevals(sub_region_code))
for %i {%sub_region}
	pageselect Baseline
	pagecopy(page={%i},nolinks)
	smpl if sub_region_code=%i
next

Posted: **Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:35 am**

Thanks for your quick response Gareth, but this doesn't work on my version of EViews,it throws the following error:

Error in Sample: SUB_1 is not defined in "SMPL IF
SUB_REGION_CODE=SUB_1".

Any clue? maybe case sensitivity? Maybe trying EViews 11?

Posted: **Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:55 am**

What's the build date on your copy of 10? (Help->About EViews)

Posted: **Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:02 am**

it says Mar 22 2019 build, I'm not administrator*
I installed EViews 11 and your code works on this version.

Posted: **Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:07 am**

When you run the program in 10, make sure the "version 4 compatible mode" is unchecked.

Posted: **Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:35 am**

Amazing Gareth, you're the man!

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