Re: st: unexpected end of file

[wgould@stata.com (William Gould, StataCorp LP)]

Dani Tilley <tilleydani@yahoo.com> wrote an ado-file called mean2.ado 
and it evidently works, 

>         . sysuse auto, clear
>         . mean2 price mpg
>         Mean for price: 6165.2568
>         Mean for mpg: 21.297297

Yet, Dani reports, 

> when I save the program as mean2.ado, copy it to ado/updates, and say 
> -mean2 price mpg- Stata returns:
> 
>        unexpected end of file
>        (error occurred while loading mean2.ado)
>        r(612);


To debug this problem, I recommend Dani do the following.

    1.  Verify Dani still has the problem.  Type
                . program drop _all
                . sysuse auto, clear 
                . mean2 price mpg

    2.  Find out where mean2.ado is.  Type

                . which mean2
                  <output omitted>

        Stata will display full path and filename.
        Q1. Is this the path and filename Dani expected?

    3.  Look at the file.  Type 

                 . type <insert full path and filename here>
                   <output omitted>

        Q2. Are these the contents Dani expected?

    4.  Watch the error occur.  Type 

                 . program drop _all

                 . do <insert full path and filename here>

        The ado-file will be treated as a do-file and Dani will be able 
        to watch it load.  The location of the r(612) will be pinpointed.

    5.  Clean up after running step 4.  Type 

                 . program drop _all

    6.  Fix problem.  If the answer is not obvious, Dani should 
        include the output steps 2, 3, and 4 in any further questions.

-- Bill
wgould@stata.com
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