Thanks Ulrich. Here are the results of -update query-
. update query
(contacting http://www.stata.com)
Stata executable
folder: C:\
name of file: wsestata.exe
currently installed: 25 Jul 2007
latest available: 25 Jul 2007
Ado-file updates
folder: C:\ado\updates\
names of files: (various)
currently installed: 19 Sep 2007
latest available: 19 Sep 2007
Recommendation
Do nothing; all files up to date.
. sysuse auto, clear
(1978 Automobile Data)
. graph box mpg, over(rep78)
variable _box_sort not found
r(111);
. graph box mpg, over(rep78)
variable rep78 not found
r(111);
The last command output was a strange one as variable
rep78 patently is one of the variable in auto.dta.
Otherwise other functions seem to be unaffected, so
far!
Many thanks.
Liz
--- Ulrich Kohler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Catherine Williams schrieb:
> > Hi, I am new to Stata but am working through
> Ulrich
> > Kohler's Data Analysis using Stata to get to grip
> with
> > the software. One of the example:
> >
> > .graph box income, over(emp) produces this error:
> > variable _box_sort not found
> > r(111);
> >
> > or
> >
> > variable _000006 not found in using data
> > r(111);
> >
> > or
> >
> > variable emp not found
> > r(111);
> >
> > on different attempts to produce the graph.
> >
> > I have also tried:
> >
> > .sysuse auto, clear
> > .graph box mpg, over(rep78) which produces the
> same
> > errors.
>
> Catherine,
>
> thank you for using "Data analysis using Stata".
>
> The commands you have showed us are definitely legal
> syntax. The only
> explanation that comes to my mind is that your Stata
> installation have
> become corrupted. Have you, or someone else,
> recently updated your Stata
> installation? Quite often people forget to perform
> the last step of the
> update. After the command
>
> . update all
>
> it is necessary to issue the command
>
> . update swap
>
> as well. Without this latter command your ado-files
> (external programs)
> misfit with the Stata-"Kernel" (the compiled code in
> wstata.exe). The
> effect are wired error messages up and then.
>
> The same problem can arise if you have issued the
> command
>
> . update ado
>
> without stating
>
> . update exe
> . update swap
>
> afterwards.
>
> So, here is my proposal: issue the command -update
> swap- and try again
> your graph commands again. If -update swap- brings
> up an error message like
>
> 1. Verifying new executables
> File </path/stata-se.bin> was not found, aborting
> swap.
>
> try to issue the commands
>
> . update exe
> . update swap
>
> If the problem still remains please send the output
> of
>
> . update query
>
>
> Many regards
>
> Uli
>
> --
> [email protected]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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