st: RE: Simpler question: Returning a local macro within -simulate- command

["Nick Cox" <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk>]

I don't think you need to do that. 

If what you want is to record the value of c(seed) that -simulate-
starts with, then you only need record what is c(seed) just before you
run -simulate-. So

local seed `c(seed)' 

and/or 

di `c(seed)' 

will do that. 

Nick 

Rachel

Here's a simpler question: How can I have simulate *return* just the
initial value of c(seed)?  Nick suggested the following code, which
takes c(seed) as an argument, but doesn't return it.  Thanks in
advance for your help.

capture program drop TrialProgram
program define TrialProgram
       clear
       set obs 9000
       capture drop x y
       drawnorm x y
       regress y x
end

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