how to run do file in stata

[aaron yoon]

hi i have a do file that petersen posted online: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/...g_Instructions
he simply says to type: do simulation firm_effect_x firm_effect_r number_of years
when i do so, i get an error message: file simulation.do not found.

how do i deal with this?

also, when i just run do file clicking on the do icon, i get a program error: matching close brace not found.

thank you advance for helping me.

[Rich Goldstein]

duplicate post - look at the other posting and you will see the right answer: you did not download the do file and you need to do that

[Robert Picard]

You need to change Stata's current directory to the one that contains the do-file (see help cd) and then run the do-file. The do-file expects 3 arguments. So type something like

do simulation .1 .8 5

in Stata's command window.

Note that you can run the do-file directly using

do "http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/petersen/htm/papers/se/simulation.do" .1 .6 5

You should probably type

version 8

before running the do-file since uses pretty old syntax and the date and time reports don't won't under current syntax.