From c2c88600a1a0d60e26568ce7424573b028d3eed2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?S=C3=A9bastien=20Villemot?= <sebastien@dynare.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 14:42:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] More explicit error message when no estimated_params and no
smoother
Closes: #222
---
matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m b/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
index 7e5c3483d..5b79efe9f 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ if ~isempty(estim_params_)
bayestopt_.lb = lb;
bayestopt_.ub = ub;
else% If estim_params_ is empty (e.g. when running the smoother on a calibrated model)
+ if ~options_.smoother
+ error('ESTIMATION: the ''estimated_params'' block is mandatory (unless you are running a smoother)')
+ end
xparam1 = [];
bayestopt_.lb = [];
bayestopt_.ub = [];
--
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