yes, this is known behavior, see e.g.
http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2007-07/msg00998.html
best, rich
[email protected] schrieb am 06.07.2009 19:25:47:
> Dear Statalist,
>
> I'm using Stata 10 and have run into something I think is odd. When
> I set up a master do file that has several smaller do-files within
> it (eg: stage1.do stage2.do stage3.do), the master do will run up to
> the second-to-last one (stage2.do)and then cease, displaying the
> following: "end of do-file". After various struggles and consults
> with experts at my workplace, we've discovered that 1) it doesn't
> seem to read the final small do-file (stage3.do) and 2) if I add 2
> carriage returns to the end of the master do-file, it'll run the
> whole thing. Is this a common problem? I'd be interested to know
> what might be the cause, if anyone else has run into this, or if
> there's a different solution than my 2-carriage-return fix.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Best,
> Ann
>
> Ann C. Miller, PhD, MPH
> Research Associate
> FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
> Harvard School of Public Health
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> Boston, MA 02115
> (617) 432-7297
>
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