Re: st: Stata 13 forecast solve likely bug

["Brian P. Poi" <bpoi@stata.com>]

On 10/11/2013 11:53 AM, David Rosnick wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm running Stata/MP 13.0 for Mac (64-bit Intel) Revision 19 Sep 2013 on OSX Version 10.8.5 and have run into a weird error with -forecast solve-. Specifically, I am unable to save iterations.  After setting up the model, I have no problem running
>
> . forecast solve, begin(2009) prefix(f_) simulate(betas, statistic(stddev, prefix(sdf_)))
>
> However, if I instead try to save iterations...
>
> . forecast solve, begin(2009) prefix(f_) simulate(betas, statistic(stddev, prefix(sdf_)) saving(baseline, replace))
>
> Computing dynamic forecasts for model gmodel.
> ---------------------------------------------
> Starting period:  2009
> Ending period:    2014
> Number of panels: 28
> Forecast prefix:  f_
>
> Solving panel 1
> …
> Solving panel 28
>
> Performing simulations (50)
> ----+--- 1 ---+--- 2 ---+--- 3 ---+--- 4 ---+--- 5
> could not write to results file
> r(198);
>
> end of do-file
>
> r(198);
David,

I have been able to replicate this bug.  We'll get it fixed in an upcoming ado-file update.

   -- Brian Poi
   -- bpoi@stata.com
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