No. You should try

` : di %9.1f `r(mean)''

See help extended_fcn.

Tip: I would go `: di %2.1f `r(mean)'' even if you are sure that Format is too restrictive. You're likely to be wrong, as Stata will stretch the space to avoid damage. However, with %9.1f you are likely to get the ugly spaces that are a consequence of what you asked for.

Nick [email protected]

Thomas Speidel > I am trying to include the content of a Macro within a graph, but I'm > having problems with the Display Format. > > For example: > > sysuse auto, clear > qui: summ Length > twoway scatter length mpg, text(200 35 "The mean of length is: > `r(mean)'") > > How do I change the format of the macro to display something > like %9.2f? > > I tried: > ... , text(200 35 "The mean of length is: `%9.1f `r(mean)''") > > Am I missing some triple compound quote? :-)

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