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st: metan 'invalid syntax' r(197)


From   Demetris Christodoulou <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: metan 'invalid syntax' r(197)
Date   Tue, 22 May 2012 22:00:42 +1000

Dear all, 
When I attempt the examples from -help meta- I get 'invalid syntax' error messages:

. help metan

. metan_examples metan_example_basic
(Example dataset for meta-analyses, Ross Harris 2006)

. metan tdeath tnodeath cdeath cnodeath, rd random
> label(namevar=id, yearid=year) counts
invalid syntax
r(197);

. metan_examples metan_example_cols
(Example dataset for meta-analyses, Ross Harris 2006)

. metan tdeath tnodeath cdeath cnodeath,
> sortby(year) lcols(id year country) rcols(population)
> textsize(110) astext(60) double nostats nowt nohet notable
invalid syntax
r(197);

The same for all other examples and also when I try metan with my data. I work on: 

Stata/MP 12.1 for Mac (64-bit Intel)
Revision 11 May 2012
Copyright 1985-2011 StataCorp LP
Single-user 2-core Stata perpetual license:

Oddly enough, when I try the same exercise with a PC it works fine. Did anyone else encounter the same issue?

regards, 
Demetris
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