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SUPPOSE THAT I WANT TO GENERATE
100 NUMBERS FROM A POISSON WITH PARAMETER LAMBDA=25.
I USE THE SYNTAX:
. clear
. rndpoi 100 25
AND I GET THE MESSAGE:
rndpoi: ado-file does not define command
r(162);
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I USE THE SYNTAX:
. search rc 162
AND GET THE MESSAGE:
[P]
error . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return code 162
ado-file does not define command;
The first program in any ado-file must be named the same as
the ado-file name. For example, xyz.ado must begin with
program define xyz. The command you typed has loaded an
ado-file that violates this rule.
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I COPY AND PASTE THE BEGINNING OF THE FILE rndpoi.ado
AND GET:
*!version 1.1 1993 Joseph Hilbe, Walter Linde-Zwirble (sg44: STB-28)
* revised 10Mar97 Hilbe with assistance from Guy van Mille STB-41 sg44.1
* Poisson distribution random number generator
* Example: rndpoi 1000 4 [set obs 1000; 4 is the mean]
program define rndpoi1
version 3.1
IT SEEMS THAT THE FILE rndpoi.ado CONTAINS A
PROGRAM (ADO FILE) CALLED rndpoi1.ado (SHOULD BE rndpoi.ado ?).
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I WANT TO CHECK IF MY PACKAGE IS UP-TO-DATE,
SO I USE THE SYNTAX:
net install sg44_1.pkg
AND I GET THE MESSAGE:
package installation
package name: sg44_1.pkg
from: http://www.stata.com/stb/stb41/
checking sg44_1 consistency and verifying not already installed...
all files already exist and are up-to-date.
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THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 1993.
PROBLEMS, IF ANY, WERE REPORTED AND CORRECTED.
FOR EXAMPLE, rndbin WORKS FINE.
SO, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPENING TODAY.
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Benoit Dulong
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