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{title:Title}

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{p2col :nwvalidate {hline 2} Validate network name}
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{title:Syntax}

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{cmdab: nwvalidate} 
{it:{help netname}}

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{title:Description}

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Checks if a network {it:{help netname}} already exists. In case it does, 
the command makes a suggestion for an alternative name. Normally, 
the command returns {it:netname_1}.


{title:Examples}

	{cmd:. nwclear}
	{cmd:. nwuse florentine}
	{cmd:. nwvalidate flobusiness}
	{cmd:. return list}

	
{title:Stored results}

	{bf:r(exists)}		"true" when network name already exists, "false" otherwise
	{bf:r(tryname)}		network name that is validated
	{bf:r(validname)}	valid name in case the tryname already exists
 
 
{title:Also see}

   {help nwvalidvars}