As others have pointed out, this text does not quite apply to -ds-. I
suspect that StataCorp need to fix this text: that is the easiest
solution! Something like
Previously documented commands are commands of Stata from a previous
release that are no longer documented because they have been superseded
by more recent, better commands or are for various reasons now
considered of secondary importance.
Nick
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Airey, David C
> The program -sender- can be replaced by the line -ds, has(type
numeric)-,
> see: -help ds-.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
In the help file it says -ds- has been dropped as official Stata as of
version 9, although it still works and has a man page that will not be
updated. It is officially "undocumented". When I read about that kind of
Stata command, I see:
"Previously documented commands are commands of Stata from a previous
release that are no longer documented because they have been superseded
by more recent, better commands. The commands continue to work,
although
sometimes only under version control. The help files for the commands
listed below are still available online to assist in understanding old
do-files and ado-files."
But in the documentation for -ds- I am not pointed to the replacement
command, but a list of commands that might cover the lost function. What
is the improved replacement for -ds, has(type numeric)-?
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