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thank you Chris.
to share the tricks playing constraint for MVML model, I noticed when pickup a parameter, we need add equation numbers as suffix. see for example even variable female included only in equation 2, we still need use female_2 when coding constraint. originally I thought the suffix ...

H Chris, George and all listers,
I am playing constraint for MVML model but the following code not working.

use "http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/media/runmlwin/gcsemv1.dta", clear
constraint drop _all
constraint define 1 [RP1]var(cons_1) = var(cons_2) // equal level 1 variance for both Y variable ...

following Chris suggestion point 3. I am thinking an alternative is :
1) install realcom as administrator and create a shortcut on desktop;
2) right click shortcut--> click property;
3) in the pop up window titled Imputation Properties, click Compatibility layer;
4) tick option "Run this program as ...

thanks Chris,
will change the level 2 matrix. if no more correspondence, it means the code work.
Boliang

yes Chris, that is what I did in the black window!!
by the way, how could you copy these from the black window? i tried many times to copy the procedural information but not success at all!!

Hi Chris,
thanks for looking my query. I am afraid I am not clear what you mean for "answers intitially for MLpowsim" . I originally bet you could find the parameters information from the code. anyway, here are the 2-level model parameter I am using. with numbers in parenthesis are the estimates ...

here are the graphs file for you chris

her are the simu files for you

here is the setup file for you Chris

Thanks Chris, please see my filed uploaded through the system, have to do it one by one as uploading multiple files not allowed. Boliang