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Re: st: Syntax of -webuse-


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: Syntax of -webuse-
Date   Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:42:36 +0200

If anything, Stata gives you more than you asked for which I do not find alarming. Line 19 in webuse.ado (*! version 1.2.0 04jun2007) simply takes the -using- statement and disregards anything else...

HTH
Martin
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Sergiy Radyakin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: st: Syntax of -webuse-


Yes, Clive,

but it is that one case when it should not work like it works. It should [IMHO]

1) abort with an error "varlist not allowed", or
2) load only variable foreign from the dataset, not the whole dataset.

Current beahvior is not consistent with how other commands behave. Not
a big deal though,
but I was surprised today.

Regards, Sergiy



On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Clive Nicholas
<[email protected]> wrote:
Sergiy Radyakin wrote:

does webuse support variable list? It aborts with an error message
when if or in is specified, but proceeds with a variable list. It
loads the complete dataset and not only those variables specified in
the list (in Stata 9.2/10.1). Is this intended for compatibility with
something?

clear
webuse foreign using auto
describe

Works just fine with me:

. about

Stata/SE 9.2 for Windows
Born 20 Jul 2007
Copyright (C) 1985-2007

Total physical memory:     1047920 KB
Available physical memory:  242232 KB

Single-user Stata for Windows perpetual license:
      Serial number:  [Mind your own!]
        Licensed to:  Clive Nicholas
                      University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

. update

Stata executable
   folder:               C:\Program Files\Stata9\
   name of file:         wsestata.exe
   currently installed:  20 Jul 2007

Ado-file updates
   folder:               C:\Program Files\Stata9\ado\updates\
   names of files:       (various)
   currently installed:  20 Jul 2007

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. clear

. webuse foreign using auto
(1978 Automobile Data)

. describe

Contains data from http://www.stata-press.com/data/r9/auto.dta
 obs:            74                          1978 Automobile Data
 vars:            12                          13 Apr 2005 17:45
 size:         3,478 (99.9% of memory free)   (_dta has notes)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             storage  display     value
variable name   type   format      label      variable label
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
make            str18  %-18s                  Make and Model
price           int    %8.0gc                 Price
mpg             int    %8.0g                  Mileage (mpg)
rep78           int    %8.0g                  Repair Record 1978
headroom        float  %6.1f                  Headroom (in.)
trunk           int    %8.0g                  Trunk space (cu. ft.)
weight          int    %8.0gc                 Weight (lbs.)
length          int    %8.0g                  Length (in.)
turn            int    %8.0g                  Turn Circle (ft.)
displacement    int    %8.0g                  Displacement (cu. in.)
gear_ratio      float  %6.2f                  Gear Ratio
foreign         byte   %8.0g       origin     Car type
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorted by:  foreign

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