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Re: st: problem with .do files?


From   Maarten buis <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: problem with .do files?
Date   Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:48:31 +0100 (BST)

--- "Visintainer, Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:
> When automatically submitted, the profile.do file does not appear to
> run the last line of the program unless there is a carriage return
> after the last line.  When the program is manually executed (from the
> editor), the last line is executed.
> 
> I also tried this with regular .do program.  If the .do file is
> executed from the command window, it won't run the last line unless 
> there is a carriage return.
> 
> Can anyone replicate this?

Yes, this known behaviour. I always end my do-files with the -exit-
command. If I forget the last return than -exit- won't be executed
(which is no problem) and if I don't forget the last return than exit
ends the execution of the .do file. 

Hope this helps,
Maarten



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Maarten L. Buis
Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Boelelaan 1081
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands

visiting address:
Buitenveldertselaan 3 (Metropolitan), room Z434

+31 20 5986715

http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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