Daniel,
First, you don't say which error you encounter. Please elaborate.
Second, you can include a -di- command in your loop to check if the
values of k are the values you need.
capture {
forvalues k=1/3 {
if `k' < 100 local k 0`k'
if `k' < 10 local k 0`k'
di "k = `k'"
etc.
Friedrich
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Daniel Schultz <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ok thanks for all the comments...
> with the -capture block the do-file is running,
> BUT
> is actually producing no output after the first error.
> This is the part of my do-file (to make it more quick only until Number 3)
>
> capture {
> forvalues k=1/3{
> if `k' < 100 local k 0`k'
> if `k' < 10 local k 0`k'
> forvalues year=2/7 {
> svyset [pw=Q1170_0`year']
> svy: tab Q0`k'_0`year'
> mat Q0`k'_0`year' = (e(Prop)\e(total))
> }
> }
> }
>
> The first error occurs after the first run of the second forvalues
> (forvalues year=2/7 {) loop (number 3).
> With the capture block, the do-file is working, but the mat command
> only produces a matrix until the first error (a matrix only for year
> =2). Thus, I assume, that it is not working totally.
>
> With adding -noisily the do file stops when the first error occurs.
> Best
> Daniel
>
>
> 2008/11/19 Buzz Burhans <[email protected]>:
>> server
>>
>> Steve wrote
>> "Just be aware that captured statements, whether they produce errors
>> or not, show no output."
>>
>>
>> -capture noisily {
>> ...
>> }-
>>
>> will produce output if the command does not fail and would otherwise produce
>> output.
>>
>> So capture, with noisily added, should give you output, unless the command
>> fails
>>
>> Buzz Burhans
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