st: starting values invalid

["Ivica Rubil" <irubil@eizg.hr>]

I solved the problem with max # of vars, but here's another one. When I run my -nlsur-, I get:

Calculating NLS estimates...
could not evaluate equation 1
starting values invalid or some RHS variables have missing values
r(480);

I have checked and there are no missing values for any of the r.h.s. variables. So, how to deal with the first part of the message - "starting values invalid"?

Thanks.

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On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Ivica Rubil <irubil@eizg.hr> wrote:

> here's the problem: I'm trying to run -nlsur- with 12 equations, same 34
> regressors in each, and 354 coefficients to be estimated. When I run it,
> Stata returns the following error message:
>
> no room to add more variables
>    An attempt was made to add a variable that would have resulted in
> more than 2048 or 2047 variables (Stata reserves one variable
>    for its own use).  You have the following alternatives:
>
>     1.  Drop some variables; see help drop.
>
>     2.  If you are using Stata/SE, increase maxvar; see help maxvar.
> r(900);
>
> I'm using Stata IC/11.1 which, as far as I'm aware, accepts more
> variables than I actually have (46 = 34 regressors + 12 dep. var.), plus
> I have compressed (-compress-) all of them.

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