Re: st: Running glm with user-written link function in a program without a separate ado file?

[Maarten Buis <maartenlbuis@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Aspen Chen wrote:
> I have been writing a program (an ado file) that runs a glm estimate
> with a user-written link function. The program can run successfully
> when the link function is stored as a separate ado file. But I would
> like to keep the entire program as one single ado file for simplicity
> sake if possible. Does someone know if there is a way to accomplish
> it?

You cannot do that. The logic behind this is that the programs defined
after the first program in an.ado file are local to the programs
defined in that .ado file. So only programs in that .ado file can see
that program. However, the -glm- program needs to be able to see that
program in order to use it. So your user written link function needs
to be in its own .ado file.

Hope this helps,
Maarten

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