Problem using -estout command

[Jason Duke]

Hello, new to stata here.
I have already installed the estout package, and am trying to generate a table summarizing three variables the variables efset_reading, efset_listening and writing_quality, grouped by cefr_n.
Here's what I have done in the do-file about this:

estpost efset_reading efset_listening writing_quality , by(cefr_n) ///
stat(mean sd) columns(statistics) listwise

esttab using CEFR_Tables.rtf, ///
cells(mean(fmt(%5.2f)) sd(fmt(%5.2f))) ///
main(mean) aux(sd) noobs nostar unstack replace

And Stata constantly returns

. estpost efset_reading efset_listening writing_quality , by(cefr_n) ///
> stat(mean sd) columns(statistics) listwise
invalid subcommand
r(198);

end of do-file

I'm sort of wondering why.

[Dirk Enzmann]

Reading the help to estpost helps. It shows that it requires the specification of a (sub)command. "efset_reading" is a variable name, not a command.

By the way: Please use code delimiters when showing commands or Stata output, see the Statalist FAQ (especially section 12).

[Jason Duke]

Thanks a lot. I will pay attention to the format next time.