Re: st: variable data type problem

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

It appears to be a built-in bug in the tabout code.  It actually checks the 
storage type of any frequency weight specified and aborts with an error if it 
isn't "int".  I would think it should allow long as well.  While awaiting a fix, 
you may be able to just edit tabout.ado, fix the problem line, and save it under 
a new name.

Michael Blasnik


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Schwabish" <jschwabi@yahoo.com>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: st: variable data type problem



> David Kantor did hit it on the head--the size of the
> weight is the problem. I have tried both Austin's and
> David's suggestions, but the problem appears to be
> with the -tabout- command; it appears to only accept
> the strict "int" definition of frequency weights (ie,
> integers less than 32740).
>
> I will try working with -aweights-, but if anyone else
> has ideas, please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
> jon
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