*! 1.0.0 NJC 8 Feb 2000 
program define _gifirst 
        version 6.0
        gettoken type 0 : 0
        gettoken g 0 : 0
        gettoken eqs 0 : 0
        syntax varname(numeric) [if] [in], Value(int) /* 
	*/ [ BY(varlist) BEfore After ] 
	
	if ("`before'" != "") & ("`after'" != "") { 
		di in r "must choose between -before- and -after-" 
		exit 198 
	}	
	
	tempvar touse order neqval 
        mark `touse' `if' `in' 
	gen long `order' = _n 
	sort `touse' `by' `order' 
	
        quietly {	
                by `touse' `by' : gen `neqval' = /* 
		*/ sum(`varlist' == `value') if `touse'
		
		/* ignore user-supplied `type' */
		if "`before'`after'" == "" { 
			by `touse' `by': gen byte `g' = /* 
	*/ `neqval' == 1 & (_n == 1 | `neqval'[_n-1] == 0) if `touse'  
		} 
		else if "`before'" != "" { 
			by `touse' `by': gen byte `g' = /* 
			*/ `neqval' == 0 if `touse'  
		} 	
		else if "`after'" != "" { 
			by `touse' `by': gen byte `g' = /* 
	*/ (`neqval' > 0) & (_n > 1 & `neqval'[_n-1] > 0)  if `touse'  
		} 
	}	
end