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RE: st: Unable to create local macro in modified ado-file (xtreg_fe.ado)
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Nick Cox <[email protected]>
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"'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
Subject
RE: st: Unable to create local macro in modified ado-file (xtreg_fe.ado)
Date
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:41:49 +0000
Sounds plausible.
Nick
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Williams
Sent: 16 January 2012 18:00
To: [email protected]; '[email protected]'
Subject: RE: st: Unable to create local macro in modified ado-file (xtreg_fe.ado)
At 11:59 AM 1/16/2012, Nick Cox wrote:
>First, it is not surprising that
>
>est hidden scalar ui = sqrt(r(Var))
>
>does not work. It is illegal: what is that "hidden" doing there?
>
>That said, there is something bizarre going on here.
The Stata 12 Programming Manual does have a section on "Using hidden
and historical saved results." As far as I can tell, the above syntax
isn't legal. But I believe this would be, in case it is what was
really intended:
ereturn hidden scalar ui = sqrt(r(Var))
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