PovertyAction/cfout

Warning about -strcomp()-, -numcomp()-

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matthew-white commented

Inform the user about the assumptions made about the programs passed to options strcomp() and numcomp():

  • Though it has access to the full dataset, the strcomp() program should modify only the two variables specified to it.
  • Though it has access to the full dataset, the numcomp() program should modify no variables, simply creating the new variable specified to option generate().
  • In general, the programs should use no information about the dataset other than what is passed to them, e.g., number of variables, characteristics, etc.: these details may change from version to version.

Also note that the user should not enclose the programs in quotes.

Also note that the programs are run noisily.