hey, thanks for responding, but I'm still getting the 'error evaluating if', even when I replace all '=' with '=='. Any chance you could type the basic code exactly how it should look? -david --- On *Mon, 8/16/10, gretl-users-request(a)lists.wfu.edu < gretl-users-request(a)lists.wfu.edu&gt;* wrote: From: gretl-users-request(a)lists.wfu.edu <gretl-users-request(a)lists.wfu.edu > Subject: Gretl-users Digest, Vol 43, Issue 17 To: gretl-users(a)lists.wfu.edu Date: Monday, August 16, 2010, 12:00 PM Send Gretl-users mailing list submissions to gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu<http://mc/compose?to=gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/gretl-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to gretl-users-request@lists.wfu.edu<http://mc/compose?to=gretl-users-request@lists.wfu.edu> You can reach the person managing the list at gretl-users-owner@lists.wfu.edu<http://mc/compose?to=gretl-users-owner@lists.wfu.edu> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Gretl-users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. if statement (david santini) 2. if statement error (david santini) 3. Re: if statement error (H?lio Guilherme) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:20:20 -0700 (PDT) From: david santini <divadsantini@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=divadsantini@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Gretl-users] if statement To: gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu<http://mc/compose?to=gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu> Message-ID: <886407.82767.qm@web53207.mail.re2.yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=886407.82767.qm@web53207.mail.re2.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Gretl community, I keep getting errors on my if statements.? The program responds "error evaluating if", as if it doesn't recognize the command, yet turns red when i type it.? Here's the code I am using: if state=13 ??? delta=.38 elif state=16 ??? delta=.35 elif state=31 ??? delta=.30 elif state=84 ??? delta=.26 else delta=0 endif I've been over the syntax in the user manuals and cannot understand what I am doing wrong.? Any insights on this issue are greatly appreciated.? Thanks.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wfu.edu/pipermail/gretl-users/attachments/20100815/a7201c59/... ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:43:10 -0700 (PDT) From: david santini <divadsantini@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=divadsantini@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Gretl-users] if statement error To: gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu<http://mc/compose?to=gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu> Message-ID: <666713.29338.qm@web53202.mail.re2.yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=666713.29338.qm@web53202.mail.re2.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Gretl community, I keep getting errors on my if statements.? The program responds "error evaluating if", as if it doesn't recognize the command, yet turns red when i type it.? Here's the code I am using: if state=13 ??? delta=.38 elif state=16 ??? delta=.35 elif state=31 ??? delta=.30 elif state=84 ??? delta=.26 else delta=0 endif I've been over the syntax in the user manuals and cannot understand what I am doing wrong.? Any insights on this issue are greatly appreciated.? Thanks.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wfu.edu/pipermail/gretl-users/attachments/20100815/bf0aee57/... ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:44:44 +0100 From: H?lio Guilherme <helioxentric@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=helioxentric@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Gretl-users] if statement error To: Gretl list <gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu<http://mc/compose?to=gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu> > Message-ID: <AANLkTim7HYiZUbMX1QqAG91CMJL4BiwqMtR+qjp6+HBv@mail.gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=HBv@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Use comparison '==' and not the assignment symbol '=' in the if clause. On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 5:43 AM, david santini <divadsantini@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=divadsantini@yahoo.com> >wrote: > Dear Gretl community, > > I keep getting errors on my if statements. The program responds "error > evaluating if", as if it doesn't recognize the command, yet turns red when i > type it. > > Here's the code I am using: > > if state=13 > delta=.38 > elif state=16 > delta=.35 > elif state=31 > delta=.30 > elif state=84 > delta=.26 > else delta=0 > endif > > I've been over the syntax in the user manuals and cannot understand what I > am doing wrong. Any insights on this issue are greatly appreciated. > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > Gretl-users mailing list > Gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu<http://mc/compose?to=Gretl-users@lists.wfu.edu> > http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/gretl-users > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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