Thanks everybody for the good advice.
I am confident, this will get me started.
steffen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Newson, Roger B
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:19 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: RE: parameter handover in .ado file
>
>
> You need to find out about the -syntax- and -args- commands.
> In Stata, type
>
> whelp syntax
>
> to find more about -syntax-, and
>
> whelp args
>
> to find more about -args-.
>
> The hardcopy documentation is in the Stata Programming Manual
> under -[P] syntax-. You should probably read this manual, if
> you have access to a copy. Unfortunately, the Programming
> Manual is no longer shipped as part of the base documentation
> set, and users have to order it specially. So you may
> possibly have to do the best you can with the online help.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Roger
>
>
> Roger Newson
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Steffen Groening
> Sent: 12 April 2006 13:26
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: parameter handover in .ado file
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> I was trying to do write my own little .ado program, but
> encountered some problems while doing that. Hopefully you can
> help me out here.
>
> How do you hand over the parameters you enter when calling an
> .ado program?
>
> E.g. you type: programname if parameter1 parameter2 parameter3
>
> How can i address the values entered for parameter1,
> parameter2, etc. in the .ado file?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Steffen.
>
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