Michael Hills <[email protected]> wrote:
> I seem to have found a problem with saveold. I used saveold under
> stata8 running under linux The resulting files were recognised by
> stata7 under linux but mot under windows 98.
> The transfer of files from the linux box to a w98 box was done via
> floopy disk and CD, with the same result.
> Does anyone know whether this is a feature of the transfer between
> operating systems, or a feature of stata?
I do not believe this is a platform issue, but rather an updating issue. I
would recommend that Michael makes sure he has the most recent update to Stata
7, especially on his Windows 98 machine.
I was able to reproduce and solve this problem on Windows 2000 by updating.
Here is what I did in Stata 8.
* Stata 8 Commands
. sysuse auto
(1978 Automobile Data)
. saveold oldauto, replace
file oldauto.dta saved
And then in Stata 7:
* Stata 7 Commands
. use oldauto, clear
file oldauto.dta not Stata format
r(610);
. query born
29 Mar 2001
. qui update all
* After completion of the update
. query born
11 June 2002
. use oldauto, clear
(1978 Automobile Data)
If you continue to have the problem, please contact me privately and I will be
happy to look into the matter.
--Shannon Driver
[email protected]
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