Replicating Hafner and Herwartz (2006) VIRFs

[OS27]

Hello,

This is my first time using RATS so please excuse what I think is a very simple question. I am currently trying to follow the VIRF manual attached. Everything works up until the point where I enter:

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dec vect[series] sept92virf(3)
do i=1,3
set sept92virf(i) 1 nstep=0.0

I keep getting the error message:

## SX22. Expected Type INTEGER, Got REAL Instead
>>>>irf(i) 1 nstep=0.0<<<<

I am following the manual word by word so why may this be happening?

[TomDoan]

You're missing the space before the =

https://estima.com/ratshelp/setinstruction.html

[OS27]

Hello Tom,

Thank you for your prompt response. I have already tried putting a space but I am getting the same error:

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dec vect[series] sept92virf(3)
do i=1,3
set sept92virf(i) 1 nstep = 0.0
## SX22. Expected Type INTEGER, Got REAL Instead
>>>>t92virf(i) 1 nstep <<<<

The above is literally copied and pasted from the document.

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dec vect[series] sept92virf(3)
do i=1,3
set sept92virf(i) 1 nstep =0.0
## SX22. Expected Type INTEGER, Got REAL Instead
>>>>t92virf(i) 1 nstep <<<<

[OS27]

Hi I am still unable to resolve this. Could anyone help please?

[TomDoan]

First of all, the entire program is in the Paper Replications folder so you don't have to cut and paste out of a PDF (or worse, retype).

It looks like you might have done

compute nstep=400.

rather than

compute nstep=400

The first makes NSTEP a real which can't be used for numbering entries.