Dear Clive,
> . estout auto using auto, stats(F r2_a rmse N) equations(1) 
> star se t p
> varwidth(45)
> invalid 'and'
> r(198);
I'm affraid I cannot reproduce the problem you have with
-estout-. The commands you specified work fine on my 
system. Maybe try to reinstall the package.
What kind of system are you using? 
If the problem persists, type
 . sysuse auto
 . qui reg price mpg rep78 headroom trunk weight /*
   */ length turn displacement gear_ratio foreign
 . est store auto
 . set more on
 . estout auto using auto, stats(F r2_a rmse N) /*
   */ equations(1) star se t p varwidth(45)
and send me the log file. 
Thanks, 
ben
PS: Does anyone else have similar problems with -estout-?
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