Carl,
try this:
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cap prog drop test
program test, rclass
drop _all
quietly: set obs 50
generate x = uniform()
summarize x
return local testmean = r(mean)
end
test
ret li
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HTH,
Joao Lima
2009/4/4 Nelson, Carl <[email protected]>:
> My previous uses of rclass programs with return statements have behaved as documented. But today, I can not get return to return results from rclass programs. I have tried several examples with the same result. The simplest example follows.
>
> do test1
>
> . program test, rclass
> 1. drop _all
> 2. quietly: set obs 50
> 3. generate x = uniform()
> 4. summarize x
> 5. return scalar testmean = r(mean)
> 6. end
>
> . return list
>
> .
> end of do-file
>
> I am at a loss as to why return is not returning results. I would appreciate suggestions from much more expert Stata users.
> Thanks.
>
> Carl Nelson
> University of Illinois
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