--- Robert Zimmerman wrote:
> I am trying to write an ado file to automate a series of commands, but I am
> completely new to Stata programming so all I get is error messages. Hope you
> can help.
>
> Here is my routine:
>
> local y="y"
> local xlist="x1 x2"
> reg `y' `xlist'
> predict res, r
> reg res l.res `xlist'
> est table, keep(l.res) p
> drop res
>
> I would like to be able to have y, x1 , x2 etc. as user input, so that
> myprog.ado would work with: myprog y x1 x2
*--------------- begin example -----------
capture program drop myprog
program define myprog
version 9.2
syntax varlist [if] [in] [pw aw fw]
gettoken y xlist : varlist
if "`weight'" != "" local wgt `"[`weight'`exp']"'
marksample touse
qui reg `y' `xlist' if `touse' `wgt'
tempvar res
qui predict `res' if `touse', r
qui reg `res' l.`res' `xlist' if `touse' `wgt'
est table, keep(l.`res') p
end
sysuse auto, clear
gen t = _n
tsset t
myprog price mpg foreign
*----------------- end example ----------------
(For more on how to use examples I sent to the Statalist, see
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html )
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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Maarten L. Buis
Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Boelelaan 1081
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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+31 20 5986715
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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