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Re: st: simulate error
From
Nick Cox <[email protected]>
To
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject
Re: st: simulate error
Date
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:15:03 +0000
Strictly, there is absolutely nothing illegal about the name "mark"
for a program. If there were, no such command could exist, official or
user-written.
It's just that it is pointless to use that name for your own programs,
as your own program will not be executed when you use the name, as you
have discovered.
It's possible in this case to subvert that, but anyone who knows how
does not need to be told, and I really don't recommend what I am not
going to explain.
Nick
[email protected]
On 11 March 2014 15:10, Mark Baerthel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Nick,
> Dear Scott,
>
> thank you so much for your help.
> I did not realize thet "mark" was an illegal program name !!
>
> Thank you so much.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Mark
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I have difficulty knowing what you realised but did not tell us!
>>
>> However, I see a different and more convincing problem.
>>
>> -mark- is an existing Stata command. So, any attempt to run a program
>> -mark- will always be interpreted in favour of the existing command.
>> Your syntax is, as far as official -mark- is concerned, quite illegal.
>>
>> Hence rename your program so that it does not clash in name with
>> existing commands. To check compatibility, use -which-.
>>
>> Nick
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>> On 11 March 2014 14:51, Mark Baerthel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Dear Nick,
>>>
>>> thank you. but that is not the Problem. I already realized that.
>>>
>>> I still get the error.
>>>
>>> MB
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> return scalar sd = r(sd
>>>>
>>>> is a typo of some kind. You need to close the parentheses.
>>>> Nick
>>>> [email protected]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11 March 2014 14:04, Mark Baerthel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> clear all
>>>>>
>>>>> program define mark, rclass
>>>>>
>>>>> use ".\dta\full.dta"
>>>>> keep if loan_status =="Fully Paid" | loan_status =="Charged Off"
>>>>> keep if year == 2010
>>>>> keep if term ==" 36 months"
>>>>>
>>>>> sample 5 if grade=="A" , count
>>>>> sample 5 if grade=="B" , count
>>>>> sample 5 if grade=="C" , count
>>>>> sample 5 if grade=="D" , count
>>>>> sample 5 if grade=="E" , count
>>>>> sample 5 if grade=="F" , count
>>>>> sample 5 if grade=="G" , count
>>>>>
>>>>> summarize ahpr_matured
>>>>> return scalar mean = r(mean)
>>>>> return scalar sd = r(sd
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>> simulate pipi=r(mean) pipi2=r(sd), reps(10): mark
>>>>>
>>>>> ALWAYS GET THIS ERROR !!
>>>>>
>>>>> . simulate pipi=r(mean) pipi2=r(sd), reps(10): mark
>>>>> nothing found where name expected
>>>>> an error occurred when simulate executed mark
>>>>> r(198);
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> why ??
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you so much.
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