Re: st: syntax command with optional argument

[Nick Winter <nw53@cornell.edu>]

You need to include the default value, if it is optional:

  syntax  ... , [ arg2(integer 999) ]

This would generate a default value of 999.

--Nick Winter

At 01:31 PM 5/10/2006, you wrote:
> Using Stata 8.2... what am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks.
>
> . clear
>
> . program test1
>   1. syntax namelist(min=2 max=2), arg1(integer)
>   2. end
>
> . program test2
>   1. syntax namelist(min=2 max=2), arg1(integer) [arg2(integer)]
>   2. end
>
> . test1 foo bar, arg1(5)
>
> . test2 foo bar, arg1(5)
> invalid syntax
> r(197);
>
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