Renzo Comolli
> I am using -log2html- and it always blocks when it arrives
> to convert my
> maximum likelihood programs.
> The error message is "too few quotes"
> Any help would be appreciated. I have so many maximum likelihoods to
> convert.
>
> I am using Intercooled Stata 8 on Win98SE
> c:\ado\stbplus\l\log2html.ado
> *! log2html 1.2.0 cfb/njc 3Mar2003
> *! log2html 1.1.1 cfb/njc 17Dec2001
>
> I tried several log files.
> -log2html- starts generating the html file, but it always
> stops at this
> point.
> The generated html file reads
> . program define mylikelihood
> 1. version 8.0
> 2. args lnf theta1 theta2
> And stata returns "too few quotes"
>
>
> My smcl reads
> {com}. program define mylikelihood
> {txt} 1{com}. version 8.0
> {txt} 2{com}. args lnf theta1 theta2
> {txt} 3{com}. quietly replace
> `lnf'=s*ln(norm((ln(Rincome_celing)-`theta1')/`theta2')) if
> $ML_y1==1
> {txt} 4{com}. forvalues i = 2/22 {c -(}
> {txt} 5{com}. quietly replace
> `lnf'=s*ln(norm((ln(Rincome_celing)-`theta1')/`theta2')-norm
> ((ln(Rincome_flo
> or)-`theta1')/`theta2')) if $ML_y1==`i'
> {txt} 6{com}. {c )-}
> {txt} 7{com}. foreach i of numlist 23 198620 199121{c -(}
> {txt} 8{com}. quietly replace
> `lnf'=s*ln(1-norm((ln(Rincome_floor)-`theta1')/`theta2'))
> if $ML_y1==`i'
> {txt} 9{com}. {c )-}
> {txt} 10{com}. end
>
> And my do file reads
> program define mylikelihood
> version 8.0
> args lnf theta1 theta2
> quietly replace
> `lnf'=s*ln(norm((ln(Rincome_celing)-`theta1')/`theta2')) if
> $ML_y1==1
> forvalues i = 2/22 {
> quietly replace
> `lnf'=s*ln(norm((ln(Rincome_celing)-`theta1')/`theta2')-norm
> ((ln(Rincome_flo
> or)-`theta1')/`theta2')) if $ML_y1==`i'
> }
> foreach i of numlist 23 198620 199121{
> quietly replace
> `lnf'=s*ln(1-norm((ln(Rincome_floor)-`theta1')/`theta2'))
> if $ML_y1==`i'
> }
> End
>
You've found a bug. I think I've fixed it. I'll send
a copy of the supposedly fixed program to Renzo
for test and communicate with Kit Baum, lead author of
-log2html-.
Nick
[email protected]
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