st: Overriding endogenous variables in a VAR model

[Diego Navarro <the.electric.me@gmail.com>]

I'm doing dynamic forecasting with a VAR model:

. var lgpag_deo-lgpag_sar  log_pontualidade lmkbf   log_falhas   
numerodetrensnopico tarifaonibusreal tarifametroreal, exog (msal_sc  
quant_po)
. fcast compute estaginvest_, step(200) dynamic(m(2006m06))

My problem is, I have to simulate the outcome of other endogenous  
variables if I rig lmkbf and log_falhas to have a different trajectory  
I have in a different .dta file. I've even imported them with the  
estag_invest_ prefix, but aparently fcast ignores those. The help  
files talk about restoring estimates from a different model, but  
there's no such thing -- I modelled the alternate trajectory in a  
spreadsheet program and then imported it. I've read the fcast compute  
help inside out, so I'm guessing I have to find some way to store my  
custom estag_invest_lmkbf and estag_invest_log_falhas as estimates.   
Is that the way to go? What can I do, either way?

Thanks in advance!


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