Fred Wolfe
> >For some reason, this syntax returns an error:
> >
> >. tabsort phu_nam, summarize(rate) sort(mean)
> >sort(mean) not allowed without summarize( )
> >r(198);
> >
> >But this abbreviated syntax works without a hitch:
> >
> >. tabsort phu_nam, su(rate) so(mean)
> >
> >I haven't finished my first cup of coffee this morning, so
> maybe I'm missing
> >something obvious. But, yes, my Stata is up to date.
>
> summari is allowed, but not summarize. tabsort is a version
> 6 program. The
> limit is a throw back to the time when macro names were
> limited in length.
> However, the error message is wrong.
This question has previously been answered.
Fred's diagnosis is correct as far as the original
program was concerned, but -tabsort-
has already been updated on SSC to fix this;
it is now a version 8 program.
Nick
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