Re: st: unrecognized command: tostring ;r(199)

[Richard Goldstein <richgold@ix.netcom.com>]

apparently you have not installed the -tostring- command:
ssc install tostring

you should also read up on -findit-

Rich

- wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I use Stata Version 8 and do not know what I am doing wrong:
>
> The command:
>
> tostring time, generate(time_as_string)
>
> leads to the following mistake:
>
> unrecognized command:  tostring
> r(199);
>
> Does anyone know why? Is there any other way to say the same with 
> another command?
>
> Thanks a lot.
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