# The issue concerns the eval function in the Dynare program

**URL:** <https://forum.dynare.org/t/the-issue-concerns-the-eval-function-in-the-dynare-program/26610>\
**Category:** Stochastic simulations\
**Created:** [20 October 2024 09:25 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/the-issue-concerns-the-eval-function-in-the-dynare-program/26610 "2024-10-20T09:25:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![hoke](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/779978/32.png) [@hoke](https://forum.dynare.org/u/hoke)\
**Post date:** [20 October 2024 09:25 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/the-issue-concerns-the-eval-function-in-the-dynare-program/26610/1 "2024-10-20T09:25:27Z")

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I encountered the following issue “Wrong use of eval The eval argument must be a text scalar.” when running Dynare, and I’m not sure if there are any particular considerations for using the `eval` function during its execution. My version of Dynare is 6.1.

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2024 06:52 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/the-issue-concerns-the-eval-function-in-the-dynare-program/26610/2 "2024-10-22T06:52:32Z")

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I would need to see the file.