stepwise method on command line or program

[bparksb]

I have tried the following
equation eq89lcomb10.stepls(method = "comb" nvars=4 force prompt ) log(obese) c @ afram doc educ fit fruit gdp homeown income nohealth phys pov unemp veg log(afram) fruit^2 income^2 veg^2
and eq89lcomb10 is always forward stepwise. I have also tried
equation eq89lcomb10.stepls(method = "back" nvars=4 force prompt ) log(obese) c @ afram doc educ fit fruit gdp homeown income nohealth phys pov unemp veg log(afram) fruit^2 income^2 veg^2
and get the same forward result.
I have tried
equation eq89lcomb10.stepls(method = "combinatorial" nvars=4 force prompt ) log(obese) c @ afram doc educ fit fruit gdp homeown income nohealth phys pov unemp veg log(afram) fruit^2 income^2 veg^2
and get the same forward result.
Help!
Version 7.2 Standard Edition Feb 23 2012

Bob

[EViews Glenn]

Have you tried separating your options with ","s?

[bparksb]

oh gee how dumb must I be THANKS Bob