The function _caller() gives you what you want, as in:
if _caller()<8 {
<<do one thing>>
}
else {
<<do something else>>
}
--Nick Winter
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Ender [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:24 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: determining version in ado
>
>
> How can I determine which version of Stata is being used from
> within an
> ado? The -version- command does not leave any information in the
> -return list-, in fact, it clears existing return lists.
>
> Phil
> --
> Phil Ender
> UCLA Department of Education
> UCLA Academic Technology Services
>
>
> *
> * For searches and help try:
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> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
>
*
* For searches and help try:
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* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
