What operating system are you running? Windows XP or Vista will not
give you more than 2 gig unless you are running the 64 bit versions.
Tom
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 6:39 AM, carmen gamarra
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> My bank has 6 530 503 KB and I can't open it in STATA. I do not know what is the problem. Someone can help me? I have STATA 8 and 7.
>
>
> Messages that STATA gives me is as follows:
>
> Notes:
> 1. (/m# option or -set memory-) 10.00 MB allocated to data
> 2. (/v# option or -set maxvar-) 5000 maximum variables
>
> running C:\Arquivos de programas\Stata8\profile.do ...
>
> . set memory 50g
> op. sys. refuses to provide memory
> r(909);
>
> . set memory 30g
> op. sys. refuses to provide memory
> r(909);
>
> . set memory 10g
> op. sys. refuses to provide memory
> r(909);
>
> . set memory 6g
> op. sys. refuses to provide memory
> r(909);
>
> . set memory 5g
>
> Current memory allocation
>
> current memory usage
> settable value description (1M = 1024k)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> set maxvar 5000 max. variables allowed 1.733M
> set memory 1024M max. data space 1,024.000M
> set matsize 400 max. RHS vars in models 1.254M
> -----------
> 1,026.987M
>
> . use "C:\Documents and Settings\Cristian\Meus documentos\Meus documentos\Bancos CD\Brasil_1979a2005_C\brasil_1979a2005_c.dta", clear
> no room to add more observations
> An attempt was made to increase the number of observations beyond what is currently possible. You have the following alternatives:
>
> 1. Store your variables more efficiently; see help compress. (Think of Stata's data area as the area of a rectangle; Stata can trade
> off width and length.)
>
> 2. Drop some variables or observations; see help drop.
>
> 3. Increase the amount of memory allocated to the data area using the set memory command; see help memory.
> r(901);
>
>
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