DYNARE launch error in MATLAB

Installation and Setup
1

Hi,

i had just installed DYNARE and I am trying to create my first .mod file.
I followed the instructions from dynare-manual (installation and adding path to the matlab), but when I tryed to create my first dynare file in Matlab, I recived this error message.

addpath c:\dynare\4.5.6\matlab
pwd

ans =

'C:\Matlab, R & Spol\Matlab\bin'

dynare myfile.mod

Configuring Dynare …
[mex] Generalized QZ.
[mex] Sylvester equation solution.
[mex] Kronecker products.
[mex] Sparse kronecker products.
[mex] Local state space iteration (second order).
[mex] Bytecode evaluation.
[mex] k-order perturbation solver.
[mex] k-order solution simulation.
[mex] Quasi Monte-Carlo sequence (Sobol).
[mex] Markov Switching SBVAR.

Using 64-bit preprocessor
Starting Dynare (version 4.5.6).
Starting preprocessing of the model file …
ERROR: myfile.mod: line 3, cols 1-0: syntax error, unexpected $end

Error using dynare (line 229)
DYNARE: preprocessing failed

Please, can somebody give me hint what to do?

2

could you please post the mod file?

3

I just tried to create .mod file (maybe, this is the problem? :slight_smile: ).

4

dynare myfile
is the correct syntax
not
dynare myfile.mod

5

I tried it, and Matlab gave me same error :-/

dynare myfile

Configuring Dynare …
[mex] Generalized QZ.
[mex] Sylvester equation solution.
[mex] Kronecker products.
[mex] Sparse kronecker products.
[mex] Local state space iteration (second order).
[mex] Bytecode evaluation.
[mex] k-order perturbation solver.
[mex] k-order solution simulation.
[mex] Quasi Monte-Carlo sequence (Sobol).
[mex] Markov Switching SBVAR.

Using 64-bit preprocessor
Starting Dynare (version 4.5.6).
Starting preprocessing of the model file …
ERROR: myfile.mod: line 3, cols 1-0: syntax error, unexpected $end

Error using dynare (line 229)
DYNARE: preprocessing failed

6

ERROR: myfile.mod: line 3, cols 1-0: syntax error, unexpected $end

you probably placed an end where it should not appear.

7

Sorry, for dumb questions, Im trying to launch dynare for first time. :slight_smile:

I did not make any interventions in the dynare script, and by dynare myfile command I wanted to create a new .mod file. Can this cause the problem?

8

Hi,

Two remarks:

First, the following commands are equivalent:

>> dynare myfile

or

>> dynare myfile.mod

or

>> dynare myfile.dyn

if your file has a dyn extension (only dyn or mod extensions are allowed).

Second, the dynare command does not create a new mod file as you seem to believe. You need to use a proper mod file. Dynare is distributed with a subfolder named examples. Can you run example1.mod? If yes can you post your mod file.

Best,
Stéphane.

9

You can create your first mod file by copying the contents of example1.mod into a matlab script and saving the script with a .mod extension. (Use save…all files)
Reuben

10

Now it works correctly! :slight_smile:
Thank you very much!

12

Thanks very much! ’
It works perfectly