I ran into problems trying to install the files.
I include a portion of the log, with my observations as commented text
(line starts with an "*"):
* Looking for the USMAPS files:
. findit usmaps
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search for usmaps
(manual: [R] search)
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Keywords: usmaps
Search: (1) Official help files, FAQs, Examples, SJs, and
STBs
(2) Web resources from Stata and from other users
Search of official help files, FAQs, Examples, SJs, and STBs
Web resources from Stata and other users
(contacting http://www.stata.com)
1 package found (Stata Journal and STB listed first)
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usmaps from http://fmwww.bc.edu/RePEc/bocode/u
'USMAPS': module to provide US state map coordinates for tmap /
This
package contains several Stata datafiles with US state / geocode
coordinates for use with Pisati's tmap package (Stata / Journal,
4:4,
2004). A do-file illustrates their usage. / KW: maps / KW: states
/ KW:
(click here to return to the previous screen)
(end of search)
* Now describe it:
. ssc describe usmaps
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package usmaps from http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/u
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TITLE
'USMAPS': module to provide US state map coordinates for tmap
DESCRIPTION/AUTHOR(S)
This package contains several Stata datafiles with US state
geocode coordinates for use with Pisati's tmap package (Stata
Journal, 4:4, 2004). A do-file illustrates their usage.
KW: maps
KW: states
KW: GIS
KW: geocodes
Distribution-Date: 20041216
Author: Scott Merryman, Risk Management Agency, USDA
Support: email [email protected]
ANCILLARY FILES (type net get usmaps)
usmaps.do
usmap.zip
usW_MW_Emap.zip
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(type -ssc install usmaps- to install)
* It says that I can -ssc install- it:
. ssc install usmaps
nothing to install
* That does not seem to work, how about:
* Note, I issued the following command, received the "checking usmaps .
. ." message.
* I waited 10 minutes while it "checked" then hit the break button:
. net get usmaps
checking usmaps consistency and verifying not already installed...
could not copy http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/u/usmap.zip
(no action taken)
--Break--
r(1);
* OK, let's go tot the Mothership:
. net from http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode
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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/
Statistical Software Components Archive
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Maintained by: Kit Baum email: [email protected]
Boston College Economics fax : +1-617-552-2308
Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
This facility mirrors the contents of RePEc series
"Statistical Software Components," available from IDEAS
(http://ideas.uqam.ca/ideas/data/bocbocode.html) and EconPapers
(http://econpapers.hhs.se/software/bocbocode/). You are
urged to use those services' search facilities to locate components.
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* . . . and to the proper directory:
. net cd u
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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/u/
(no title)
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PACKAGES you could -net describe-:
unique module to report number of unique values in
variable(s)
univar module to generate univariate summary with
box-and-whiskers plot
univstat module to produce summary statistics in matrix
form
unitab program to display a univariate table for a
binary outcome variable
usagelog module to log usage of Stata programs in an
existing text file
usesas module to use a SAS dataset
usmaps module to provide US state map coordinates for
tmap
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*OK, USMAPS is there, but what is this USAGELOG??
. net describe usagelog
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package usagelog from http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/u
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TITLE
'USAGELOG': module to log usage of Stata programs in an existing
text file
DESCRIPTION/AUTHOR(S)
usagelog is designed for programmers who want to keep track of
how often and, simply, how their program is being used by their
users. With usagelog you can log the date and time of day the
program was started and completed as well as what the user's
command line looked like and any user-error code. Usagelog
works
in all operating systems.
Distribution-Date: 20031020
Author: Dan Blanchette, Carolina Population Center, University of
North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Support: email [email protected]
INSTALLATION FILES (type net install
usagelog)
usagelog.ado
usagelog.hlp
../e/etime.ado
../e/etime.hlp
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* Let us see if I can get that:
. net install usagelog
checking usagelog consistency and verifying not already installed...
installing into c:\ado\stbplus\...
installation complete.
* It works.
* How about -net install usmaps-:
. net install usmaps
nothing to install
* Nope.
* Well it says -net get- also, and USMAPS has several ZIP files . . .
* Same 10 minute wait, then the BREAK key:
. net get usmaps
checking usmaps consistency and verifying not already installed...
could not copy http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/u/usmap.zip
(no action taken)
--Break--
r(1);
* Stats on the version of Stata I am using:
. update
Stata executable
folder: E:\Stata8\
name of file: wsestata.exe
currently installed: 06 Oct 2004
Ado-file updates
folder: E:\Stata8\ado\updates\
names of files: (various)
currently installed: 20 Dec 2004
Recommendation
Type -update query- to compare these dates with what is available
from
http://www.stata.com.
Any clew on what I might be doing wrong?
thomasb
thomas brundage
statistician
Department of Human Services
Oregon Public Health
800 NE Oregon Street, #827
Portland OR 97232
phone: 503.731.3448
FAX: 503.872.5398
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