...and interactive:
. di "If {cmd:saving} is specified, "
If saving is specified,
... and the same thing copied from the viewer:
If {cmd:saving cified,
^^^^^
In the two help-files I am currently working on, this happens four times,
and always the mean word 'saving' is involved. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Daniel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Roger Newson
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 6:38 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: st: problems using SMCL for hlp file
>
>
> At 18:00 15/10/02 +0200, Daniel M�ller wrote:
> >I am currently writing a help-file in SMCL. It works well apart
> from a few
> >spots... One example:
> >
> >In the smcl-code of the help file I have a part:
> >{cmdab:sav:ing(} {it:fileout1} {it:fileout2} {it:fileoutX}{cmd:)}
> >
> >If I copy this line and -display- it in the results window, it's appears
> >fine:
> >. di "{cmdab:sav:ing(} {it:fileout1} {it:fileout2} {it:fileoutX}{cmd:)}"
> >saving( fileout1 fileout2 fileoutX)
> >
> >However, if I call the help from within Stata, the same part in
> the viewer
> >looks:
> >saving( eout1} fileout2 fileoutX)
> >
> >The same problem I have in most (but not all...) of my help
> files. What am I
> >doing wrong here?
>
> You should probably write
>
> {cmdab:sav:ing}{cmd:(} {it:fileout1} {it:fileout2} {it:fileoutX}{cmd:)}
>
> or (more simply)
>
> {cmdab:sav:ing}{cmd:(} {it:fileout1 fileout2 fileoutX} {cmd:)}
>
> Either way, the left parenthesis is in cmd mode and not in cmdab mode
> (because we do not abbreviate the left parenthesis).
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Roger
>
>
>
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