Initial Parameter Values in Sspace

[jack_c]

Hi all,

I'm trying to estimate a state-space model in which a want to set the initial value of the coefficients. I'm having some problems though because I want the value of the coefficients to be based on the value in a vector.

For instance if I put the following line in the state-space spec:

param c(1) 2

it works fine

However if I try using the value from the vector coeff_x, e.g.

param c(1) coeff_x(1)

I get an error message.
I've also tried putting the vector's value into a scalar and then using the scalar in the param line, but this also led to an error message.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[EViews Glenn]

Don't use the param statement, just fill the coefficient vector that is referenced in the sspace specification with the value you want to use. So before you estimate just set C(1)=Coeff(1)