st: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Unexpected error message with xtivreg2 - xtfevd already defined

["Schaffer, Mark E" <M.E.Schaffer@hw.ac.uk>]

Laura,

I still suspect a corrupted installation.  My suggestion would be to uninstall all the components (xtivreg2, ivreg2, ranktest), use the -which- command to make sure there aren't any other copies lurking on your computer somewhere, and then reinstall.

--Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-
> statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of laura.di.giorgio@usi.ch
> Sent: 12 April 2013 08:38
> To: 'statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu'
> Subject: st: RE: RE: RE: RE: Unexpected error message with xtivreg2 - xtfevd
> already defined
> 
> Hi Mark,
> Oh sorry. I downloaded it from Stata using "ssc install xtivreg2". This is what I
> get when I ask for the version:
> 
> c:\ado\plus\x\xtivreg2.ado
> *! xtivreg2 1.0.13 28Aug2011
> *! author mes
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-
> statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Schaffer, Mark E
> Sent: venerdì, 12. aprile 2013 01:17
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: RE: RE: RE: Unexpected error message with xtivreg2 - xtfevd
> already defined
> 
> Laura,
> 
> You haven't said which version of xtivreg2 you are using.  From within Stata
> 
> which xtivreg2, all
> 
> will tell you.
> 
> Also, "using SSC" suggests to me you downloaded it from the web and
> installed it by hand, which is not a good idea.  If this is what you did, you
> should get rid of it and reinstall it from within Stata using the ssc command or
> equivalent.
> 
> My guess is that you have a corrupted installation.  xtivreg2 has nothing to do
> with xtfevd.
> 
> HTH,
> Mark
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-
> > statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of laura.di.giorgio@usi.ch
> > Sent: 11 April 2013 22:10
> > To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > Subject: st: RE: RE: Unexpected error message with xtivreg2 - xtfevd
> > already defined
> >
> > Hi Mark,
> > yes you are right..it seems that by copying and paste something went
> wrong.
> > The command should be the following:
> > xtivreg2 lnct3 $rhs (q12c q21c q16c q17c= $QIs_prev $iv1), fe
> > cluster(cpa) orthog($QIs_prev $iv1) endogtest(q12c q21c q16c q17c)
> > small ffirst
> >
> > I am using Stata 12.1, and just tried to install again the routing of
> > xtivreg2 using SSC and replacing the previous routine.
> >
> > Hope this helps. Let me know if you need more details.
> >
> > Thank you very much!
> > Laura
> >
> > _______________________________________
> > Da: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [owner-
> > statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] per conto di Schaffer, Mark E
> > [M.E.Schaffer@hw.ac.uk]
> > Inviato: giovedì, 11. aprile 2013 22:53
> > A: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > Oggetto: st: RE: Unexpected error message with xtivreg2 - xtfevd
> > already defined
> >
> > Laura,
> >
> > There are syntax errors in what you say you ran.
> >
> > xtivreg2 lnct3 $rhs (q12c q21c q16c q17c=3D$QIs_prev $iv1), fe
> > cluster(cpa)= orthog($QIs_prev $iv1) endogtest(q12c q21c q16c q17c)
> > small ffirst
> >
> > has an "=" after the cluster option, and "3D$QIs_prev" will give you
> > an illegal variable name, I think.  So this is probably not exactly what you
> did.
> >
> > In any case, can you (as per the Statalist FAQ) tell us basic things
> > like which version of Stata you are using, which version of xtivreg2, etc?
> >
> > --Mark
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-
> > > statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of laura.di.giorgio@usi.ch
> > > Sent: 11 April 2013 16:54
> > > To: 'statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu'
> > > Subject: st: Unexpected error message with xtivreg2 - xtfevd already
> > > defined
> > >
> > > Dear Statalist,
> > > I get an unexpected error message with the command -xtivreg2-.
> > > I have a panel dataset of 45 individuals (cpa) observed over a 5
> > > years peri= od.
> > >
> > > I run the command:
> > > xtivreg2 lnct3 $rhs (q12c q21c q16c q17c=3D$QIs_prev $iv1), fe
> > > cluster(cpa)= orthog($QIs_prev $iv1) endogtest(q12c q21c q16c q17c)
> > > small ffirst
> > >
> > > and obtained the following error:
> > >
> > > xtfevd already defined
> > > (error occurred while loading xt_tis.ado)
> > >
> > > Can you please help me?
> > > Thank you very much,
> > > Laura
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