Constantine Daskalakis ([email protected]) wrote
> This may not be a Stata (but rather a file properties problem), but maybe
> someone has an idea.
>
> I have tried to install gllamm but I get an error message:
>
> ssc install gllamm
> checking gllamm consistency and verifying not already installed...
> cannot write in directory C:\Program Files\Stata\ado\stbplus\g
> r(603);
>
> (which is my designated folder for add-ons to official Stata).
>
> Now, I've used -update- and Stata itself has no trouble writing to
> ssc install gllamm
> C:\Program Files\Stata\ado\updates
>
> which has the same properties/permissions.
Such a problem can be tricky to diagnose. What is known is
that the operating system refused to let Stata write a file into
C:\Program Files\Stata\ado\stbplus\g for some reason.
You should make sure that all of the directories in that path
exist and that you can write into them. You could try saving
a file into each of them using Notepad, for example.
It may also be that some file in ...stbplus\g that is part of
the -gllamm- package already exists but is marked read-only.
If you continue to have problems installing -gllamm-, contact
Stata Technical Services at [email protected]; they will
walk through possible problems with you and help find a solution.
--Alan
([email protected])
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