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From | "Martin Weiss" <martin.weiss1@gmx.de> |
To | <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
Subject | st: AW: RE: AW: RE: status of -ds- command |
Date | Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:22:31 +0100 |
<> " I think the suite of extended macro functions would replace most (?all) of what -ds- does, but old habits die hard so I often use -ds-." It is not just "old habits", but also the fact there is a dialog box that lets me figure out the syntax quickly that makes -ds- so convenient for me. HTH Martin -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Im Auftrag von Nick Cox Gesendet: Mittwoch, 3. März 2010 13:19 An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu Betreff: st: RE: AW: RE: status of -ds- command For those who prefer a shortish explanation, it's there too "This is all really for StataCorp to comment or explain." But let me emphasise: -ds- remains "official". It is now described as "previously documented", but that doesn't mean unofficial. It just means what it says. Nick n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk Martin Weiss See NJC`s longish explanation at http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2009-08/msg00899.html Philip Ryan I think the suite of extended macro functions would replace most (?all) of what -ds- does, but old habits die hard so I often use -ds-. In Raoul's case, use of the format <varname> extended function (in a -foreach var- loop) would do the job, assuming variables had been formatted appropriately. Michael Norman Mitchell Greetings The question from Raoul raised a question for me. I have noticed that the -ds- command is no longer an official part of Stata (as of version 9). The -ds- command is amazing in how powerful (yet simple) it is. Does anyone know why -ds- is no longer "official"... has it been replaced by something else I am not aware of? * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/