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From | "Martin Weiss" <martin.weiss1@gmx.de> |
To | <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
Subject | AW: st: AW: Doubt on the exexcution of a do file? |
Date | Fri, 21 May 2010 12:37:26 +0200 |
<> " BTW, if I open the do file I wrote in the Stata-do-file editor and click the do button, it goes well no matter there is a carriage return or not." Hmmm, if I enter your do-file and hit "Run", the do-file editor seems to add a blank line automatically for me. Is this a feature? I certainly cannot find it in my [GSW] manual, but if it is a feature, it is a very useful one... HTH Martin -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Im Auftrag von Grace Jessie Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Mai 2010 12:22 An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu Betreff: RE: st: AW: Doubt on the exexcution of a do file? Martin, thank you for your help. Adding a carriage return at the end of the last line works well. BTW, if I open the do file I wrote in the Stata-do-file editor and click the do button, it goes well no matter there is a carriage return or not. Any difference? Regards, Grace ---------------------------------------- > From: martin.weiss1@gmx.de > To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu > Subject: st: AW: Doubt on the exexcution of a do file? > Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:05:52 +0200 > > > <> > > > > Stata needs to see a carriage return at the end of the -keep make- line, > otherwise it will refuse to execute the line. So insert a blank line after > it, or put the command -exit- on the next line, as recommended by J. Scott > Long, in his book http://www.stata-press.com/books/wdaus.html on page 65. > The latter strategy allows you to put an unlimited amount of comments on the > lines following -exit-. > > > > HTH > Martin > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu > [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Im Auftrag von Grace Jessie > Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Mai 2010 11:34 > An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu > Betreff: st: Doubt on the exexcution of a do file? > > > Statalists, > > I wrote a do file and saved it as a do file named "dratf.do".Accidently, I > found if there was no space after the last typing in the do file and I run > the do file in the command window, the last typing in the do file will not > be excecuted. > For example, > > The contents of draft.do is, > sysuse auto, clear > keep make //note: there is no excess space after "make". > > I typed the following in the command window of Stata, > do draft.do > > Unfortunely, the "keep make" was not exexctued. > > What is wrong? > > Hope for help. > > Regards, > Grace > * > * 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/ * * 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/