Problem as built-in commands are not recognized by Stata

[Daniel Abler]

Hello,
I am using Stata (version 16.1) for my master thesis and I am still a beginner. I noticed that when I run the code -which inrange- Stata always gives me the following error feedback.

command inrange not found as either built-in or ado-file
r(111);

As I understand the information of the help-command, "inrange" is a built-in command, so I wonder why I get this error message. As described in this thread (https://www.statalist.org/forums/for...ed-in-stata-15), I have run the command -update all, force- and also tried solving it by reinstalling Stata. However, all this did not help. Searching other threads on Statalist or in general on Google, I have not found an answer either. I would be grateful for any tips!

Best,
Daniel

[Ali Atia]

-inrange()- is a function, not a command, so it has no corresponding ado-file. The error you describe doesn't indicate any problems with your installation.

. inrange
command inrange is unrecognized
r(199);

. di inrange(2,1,5)
1

[Daniel Abler]

Thank you Ali for your helpful comment. However, I think the problem is still there. When I enter your code, I get the following error message.

. di inrange (2,1,5)
inrange not found
r(111);

[Ali Atia]

You included a space between inrange and the first parenthesis. Remove that and it should work.