Looks like you've found a bug. Though it's not in -help comments-, if
the end-of-line character has been set to ";", then a following comment
line beginning with // needs to be preceded by a space. Example
programs follow. This message is also being sent to Stata.
..Frank de Libero
[email protected]
* If end-of-line character is ";", this -do- fails at first // which
* is not preceded by a space. Error msg is:
* unrecognized command: / invalid command name
* r(199);
capture program drop misha1 // This -do- does not work
program define misha1
version 8.2
#delimit ;
// this comment works, delimiter is set to;
di "Works fine";
// Second comment screws up something.;
di in red "Why do I get an error here ?";
#delimit cr
end
misha1
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* However, preceding // with a space works if end-of-line character is ;
capture program drop misha1 // This -do- works
program define misha1
version 8.2
#delimit ;
// this comment works, delimiter is set to;
di "Works fine";
// Second comment screws up something.;
di in red "Why do I get an error here ?";
#delimit cr
end
misha1
-------------------------------------------------
* And a preceding space is not necessary if end-of-line character is cr
capture program drop misha2 // This -do- works
program define misha2
version 8.2
// this comment works, delimiter is set to
di "Works fine"
// Second comment screws up something.
di in red "Why do I get an error here ?"
end
misha2
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
[email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 4:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: problem with delimit ; and // comenting
I got an error running a very simple program, that sets delimit to ;
and then has some commentaries with it.
I can't figure out the reason for it, but I suspect that it happens on
the second occurence of the // comment.
The program is very simple
--------------------------------------
#delim ;
// this comment works, delimiter is set to;
di "Works fine";
// Second comment screwes up something. ;
di in red "Why do I get an error here ?";
-----------------------------------------
Yet, I get an error on the last line, and never get it excuted.
I wonder whats going on here ?
Initially I tried to see if I need to put semicolon on the end of *, /*
*/ or // comments, and would appericated any answer on that matter as
well. Thanks!
Misha Bontch-Osmolovski
World Bank.
Stata Results output:
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. #delim ;
delimiter now ;
. // this comment works, delimiter is set to;
> di "Works fine";
Works fine
r; t=0.00 19:16:08
. // Second comment screwes up something. ;
unrecognized command: / invalid command name
r(199); t=0.00 19:16:08
end of do-file
r(199); t=0.00 19:16:08
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