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st: problem with _request()
From
Michael Norman Mitchell <[email protected]>
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Subject
st: problem with _request()
Date
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:35:59 -0700
Greetings
In a recent post, Carl had troubles using "display _request()". I
have need for this and am also having troubles with this.
I have a simple do-file named test.do
---- test.do ----
display "What is your name?" _request(yourname)
display "`yourname'"
---- test.do ----
When I run this, I expect it to display my name back. But this is
what I get...
. do test.do
. display "What is your name?" _request(yourname)
What is your name?. Michael
. display "`yourname'"
.
.
end of do-file
Am I using this incorrectly? Can anyone else confirm this as a problem?
Many thanks,
Michael
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