Re: st: Error message I don't understand

[Neil Shephard <nshephard@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 3:25 PM,  <bob.billings@labour-travail.gc.ca> wrote:
> I have a long program to produce some simple tables, but get what seems to be an unrelated error message.   Could someone help me?
>
> Here are my commands:
>
>  sort cmanew;
>
> by cmanew: table vismin lf_act [weight = wt], c(sum counter) format f(9.0) col row center;
>
>
> Here is the error message:
>
>
> -> cmanew = Toronto.......
> (frequency weights assumed)
> factor variables and time-series operators not allowed

Try removing the square brackets that encapsulate your weight, they
are present in the syntax diagram for the -table- command to indicate
that the use of weights is optional, they are not  required when
actually invoking -table- with weights.

You also have a semi-colon at the end of the line which is probably unnecessary.

Your use of the -, format()- option doesn't look right to either as
you appear to be using it twice, once without specifying any actual
format and a second time you use the abbreviated form, but don't use
the correct format.

Finally you can combine the -sort- and -by- into one by using -bysort-, so try

bysort cmanew: table vismin lf_act weight = wt, c(sum counter)
format(%9.0) col row center

Neil


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