" I just realized emails set up as the default in GMail don't make it to the Statalist. Lesson learnt. (If this is a duplicate, I am very
sorry.)"
This is an important piece of information about gmail accounts, as I get anywhere from 1 to 5 private emails per week complaining about lack of access to Statalist. I have read all kinds of "conspiracy theories" over the last couple of months as to why posts do not make it to the list. But the default setting in the most popular email provider on the list makes for a compelling answer...
HTH
Martin
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Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von László Sándor
Gesendet: Dienstag, 25. August 2009 18:19
An: [email protected]
Betreff: st: egen cut(runiform()) inconsistent across versions 10 and 11?
Hi all,
I tried to discuss with you this little 'bug' (or feature) yesterday,
I just realized emails set up as the default in GMail don't make it to
the Statalist. Lesson learnt. (If this is a duplicate, I am very
sorry.)
I used the command -egen treat = cut(runiform()), group(2)- with
success on a copy of Stata 10 locally, with executables and ado files
updated to last week's builds. When I give the same command to Stata
11 on a UNIX cluster, it reports the error "invalid, variable name
expected". This is the case even if I add "version 10:" to the command
(-version 10: egen treat = cut(runiform()), group(2)-).
Why is this the case? I didn't find the change documented. And
shouldn't -version- solve this in any case?
(Of course, I can work around this, but still, what's wrong with
efficient and elegant code? And why only recently?)
Many thanks,
Laszlo
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