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The -_request()- should work, though:
*************
//my do file
dis in r "Alpha pls! " _request(alpha)
ma di
di in r "$alpha"
*************
You may have overlooked the fact that you end up with a -global- unless you
provide an underscore in the request. See [P], page 102.
HTH
Martin
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Thank you Martin. I will check this out.
Carl
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From: "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:17 AM
Subject: st: AW: display _request(macname)
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Why even bother to use -_request-? You could simply pass this as an argument
to the -do- command, as in [U], section 16.4.
HTH
Martin
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Gesendet: Mittwoch, 3. Februar 2010 16:13
An: [email protected]
Betreff: st: display _request(macname)
Hi
I am modifying a .do file graciously sent by Tirthankar so that the .do file
requests the alpha value to be applied for a specific analysis. I would
like to run the file and then enter an alpha value at will using the command
on the console.
I am using the display _request command. Execution of the command stops the
.do file, as it should, awaiting the entered value for alpha. After I enter
the alpha value, the .do file runs to completion perfectly except it always
uses an alpha value which I had previously entered. If I start anew with a
fresh STATA session, running the .do file, even after entering a value at
the prompt, results in the error message "alpha not found".
Obviously, the value I am entering on the console is not being preserved by
STATA.
Any help?
Thanx,
Carl
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