Re: st: Problem with syntax - Option X required ... but Options not

["Joseph Coveney" <jcoveney@bigplanet.com>]

Tiago wrote:

I would like to know your opinion about an error I am having when I run a
simple program.

[snipped--reproduced below]

Assuming I have two variables, a and b:

why does the following problem show up?

. rtpcr a b
option model() required
r(198);

. rtpcr a b, model(overdominant)
options not allowed
r(101);

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I'm using Stata 10, but I can't reproduce your error when I type-in what
you've shown of your program.  The contents of Results window from running
the do-file are copied and pasted below.  Notice that it doesn't balk when I 
specify -model(overdominant)-.

Is is possible that -rtpcr- calls another program that doesn't allow options
and tries to feed it options?  I'd recommend -set trace on- for further
diagnosis.  You can adjust -set tracedepth- to dig deeper or shallower for
called programs.

Joseph Coveney


. version 9.2

. drop _all

. set obs 2
obs was 0, now 2

. generate a = 1

. generate b = 1

. *
. * Program copied and pasted below (-end- added)
. *
. capture program drop rtpcr

. *! rtpcr v1. TVP 2007
. program define rtpcr, rclass
 1. version 9.2
 2. syntax varlist(min=2 max=100 default=none numeric) [if] [in] ,
MODEL(string)
 3. end

. *
. capture noisily rtpcr a b
option model() required

. rtpcr a b, model(overdominant)

. exit

end of do-file



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