diff --git a/samples/Stata/common.doh b/samples/Stata/common.doh
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+local inname  "inputdata.dta"
+local outname "outputdata.dta"
diff --git a/samples/Stata/limits.matah b/samples/Stata/limits.matah
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+local MAXDIM   800