Hi Ron,
Thanks for your summary.
In my case, it always shows an error that DV is positive and MDV is 1.
Maybe this indicates that in NMVI a new rule to check DV and MDV have been
added. The problem could be solved when CONT is 1 and MDV is 1, DV is set to
'.'.
Best regards,
Guangli
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nmus...@globomaxnm.com [mailto:owner-nmus...@globomaxnm.com] On
Behalf Of Ron Keizer
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 6:23 PM
To: andreas.kra...@actelion.com; nmusers@globomaxnm.com
Subject: Betr.: [NMusers] 20 variable limit in $INPUT
Andreas,
Some months ago I spent a few hours investigating this same problem. Below
are my notes. Currently I use the last approach (which is actually a
workaround, sorry...), that will hopefully be redundant when NM7 arrives,
best regards,
Ron
approaches for using more covariates in dataset:
* using CONT method
(http://www.cognigencorp.com/nonmem/nm/99aug272005.html):
- Pro: easy using PsN to generate the splitted dataset
- Con: Could get it to work only in NMV, not in NMVI (reason unknown, with
and without PsN). poorly documented in NM. Needs ID CONT DV and MDV as the
first columns on each row.
* using Fortran script
(http://www.cognigencorp.com/nonmem/nm/99mar232005.html)
- Pro: in theory neat method, separate dataset for covariates.
- Con: gave problems with g77 compiler, but works with df. Needs adaptation
for time-changing covariates.
* row-wise incorporation in dataset using EVID=2 events.
- Pro: solves problems with above methods... Unlimited amount of covariates.
- Con: can make datasets much bigger (=slower?) when lot of covariates
included (however, in NM6 easily switch on/off reading of covariates using
IGNORE=...). May need extra code to avoid numerical difficulties for
covariates that define states at t=0.
RJ Keizer, PharmD
Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Slotervaart Hospital / The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Louwesweg 6, 1066 EC Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: +31205124662
>>> <andreas.kra...@actelion.com> 03/16/09 2:43 nm >>>
I am looking for a solution to get around the limit of 20 input variables
in nonmem.
The message you get with more than 20 variables in $INPUT is this:
16 $INPUT: NO. OF DATA ITEMS EXCEEDS 20.
STOP 4 statement executed
I did not find anything in the archives or on the Web. I recall having
successfully done that in nonmem V, and I think it was about changing the
value of 20 to another value in a few files.
My original naive idea was that this was just a single change to the SIZES
file in nm VI but that seems to not be the case.
To keep the discussion focused, I am not looking for workarounds like
solutions with concatenated values and an indicator variable.
For a change I am trying to get the software to adapt to the user's needs
instead of the usual opposite situation.
Thanks for any pointers.
Andreas
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