Hemanshu Kumar It took me 3 attempts to follow Nico's first question and I couldn't quickly grasp the new question in #14 either, so did not try to grapple with it. The flavour of "I tried different code which didn't do what I wanted" was hard to follow.
But Nico Ochmann started a new thread at https://www.statalist.org/forums/for...time-education and evidently got a good answer.
There is etiquette on this: See #1 at https://www.statalist.org/forums/help#adviceextras Emphasis added here.
But Nico Ochmann started a new thread at https://www.statalist.org/forums/for...time-education and evidently got a good answer.
There is etiquette on this: See #1 at https://www.statalist.org/forums/help#adviceextras Emphasis added here.
1.5 Starting a new thread
If you have what is essentially a new and different question, it is generally best to start a new thread. A cross-reference to the previous thread is helpful if there is a relation.
There is one kind of exception, however. Sometimes a thread is moving very slowly. Particularly if there are several posts, it may become hard work for anyone to try to see where the discussion has reached. In this situation it can sometimes be a good idea to start all over again, restating the question as clearly and fully as is needed (yet also concisely). But always give a cross-reference.
If you have what is essentially a new and different question, it is generally best to start a new thread. A cross-reference to the previous thread is helpful if there is a relation.
There is one kind of exception, however. Sometimes a thread is moving very slowly. Particularly if there are several posts, it may become hard work for anyone to try to see where the discussion has reached. In this situation it can sometimes be a good idea to start all over again, restating the question as clearly and fully as is needed (yet also concisely). But always give a cross-reference.
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