The simplest way to run LIMDEP 7.0 is to setup your account with a command called ezlimdep. The ezlimdepcommand (1) simplifies the UNIX command to run LIMDEP, (2) prependsyour LIMDEP commands and diagnostics (trace.lim) to the output file,(3) makes it unnecessary to include an "open; output ..." command inyour command file, and (4) adjusts the output file so it will printwith correct page breaks.
Replace cmdfile with the name of your LIMDEP command file. Ifthe file has an extension of .lmd, .limdep, .lim, .LMD, or .LIMDEP, youneed type only the root part of the name. For example, a command filecalled nlogit.lmd can be shortened to nlogit when used with theezlimdep command
Generally, you should not include an "open;output=outfile$" statement in the command file when usingezlimdep. However, if you want to redirect part or all of your outputto a file other than the one written by ezlimdep (nlogit.lst for thisexample), you can include an "open; output= outfile$" statementin your command file. Estimation results after the openstatement will be written to outfile. Note that outfilewill not be formatted for correct page breaks when printed.
Without the ezlimdep script, your LIMDEP estimation results are writtento the terminal screen, unless you include an "open; output=outfile"statement in your command file. This statement should be placedimmediately after the "batch$" statement (second line) in the commandfile, so that all your output is written to the designated outputfile.
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