I have a question about version numbers in ado files: you are supposed to
include the version # the ado file was developed with, right? e.g. if I
wrote an ado file today, I should include a line that says -version
8.2-. That guarantees it will keep working ok with later versions.
But suppose that the ado file would have also worked fine with version 7,
version 6, or whatever. Have I kept it from working with earlier versions
because I included the line -version 8.2-?
I just tried changing an ado file that said -version 6- to -version 9-, and
sure enough, it said that it wouldn't work, and I would have to upgrade my
version of Stata.
Would it be considered good practice to try lower version numbers on your
ado files, until they stopped working correctly?
The version command is nice in that it keeps old programs working, but it
looks like it may make you pay a price for not buying the latest and
greatest version of Stata!
