Re: st: RE: inputst can't find file

[Devra Golbe <dgolbe@gmail.com>]

Thanks to both Sergiy and Roger.  I should have read the help file more 
carefully.

Devra

Newson, Roger B wrote:

> I think your setting of the global macro StatTransfer_path should be
>
> "C:\Program Files\StatTransfer9\st.exe"
>
> instead of simply
>
> "C:\Program Files\StatTransfer9"
>
> because StatTransfer_path should include the name of the executable
> file, as well as its folder. (I wrote stcmd that way in case there were
> operating environments where the Stat/Transfer executable had a name
> other than st.exe.)
>
> I hope this helps. Let me know if it doesn't.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Roger
>
>
> Roger B Newson
> Lecturer in Medical Statistics
> Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group
> National Heart and Lung Institute
> Imperial College London
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>
> Opinions expressed are those of the author, not of the institution.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Devra Golbe
> Sent: 15 August 2008 20:15
> To: statalist
> Subject: st: inputst can't find file
>
> I am having trouble with Roger Newson's wonderful stcmd suite (from 
> SSC).  inputst can't seem to find the file I would like to convert.  
> Pasted below is a log in which I confirm the StatTransfer path, the file
>
> locations, etc. Can anyone spot my mistake?
>
> Thanks,
> Devra
>
> --------------------------
> . *confirm that these are the latest versions of of stcmd
> . which inputst
> d:\ado\stbplus\i\inputst.ado
> *!Author: Roger Newson
> *!Date: 07 August 2008
>
> . which stcmd
> d:\ado\stbplus\s\stcmd.ado
> *!Author: Roger Newson
> *!Date: 06 August 2008
> .
> . *confirm that the path is set correctly
> . macro dir StatTransfer_path
> StatTransfer_path:
>                C:\Program Files\StatTransfer9
>
> . dir "C:\Program Files\StatTransfer9\st.exe"
>  95.4k   1/20/08 17:20  st.exe          
> .
> . *confirm that the data file is where I think it is
> . dir d:\data\buybacks\outsiders2DG.csv
>  84.7k   8/14/08 15:07  outsiders2DG.csv
> .
> . inputst "d:\data\buybacks\outsiders2DG.csv" Stat/Transfer command 
> submitted:
> "C:\Program Files\StatTransfer9" "d:\data\buybacks\outsiders2DG.csv" 
> stata "C:\DOCUME~1\D
>  > evra\LOCALS~1\Temp\ST_00000006.tmp" /y
> Temporary datafile not created: 
> C:\DOCUME~1\Devra\LOCALS~1\Temp\ST_00000006.tmp
> Stat/Transfer did not run successfully
> file not found
> r(601);
>   

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