Re: st: File cannot be save error message. Problem with xml_tab and log using.

["Michael I. Lichter" <mlichter@buffalo.edu>]

In the thread he refers to, Eric explains that likely causes are:

"(1) your computer/OS is capriciously setting your file with a read-only 
attribute (as Nick points out, this can happen with Windows XP) or (2) 
when Stata tells the OS to write the file to myfile_happ.txt, the OS is 
moving too slowly, Stata moves on to the next loop and tries to write 
again, but the file is read- only because it is still being written to 
by the OS (or BOTH (1) and (2) are happening)."

I had a similar experience a few weeks ago, and the problem was akin to 
#2. I use Windows Live Sync (WLS), which maintains file synchronization 
on multiple computers. In one instance, I was getting errors because 
Stata was writing a file and then trying to overwrite the file faster 
than WLS could lock, copy, and unlock it. I wonder if Amadou is having 
problems for similar reasons (some sort of file sharing program).

Michael

Eric A. Booth wrote:
> I've had success with setting the file/folder permissions using the 
> command line.
>  Look at this statalist thread for details:
>
> http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2009-05/msg00394.html
>
>
> Eric
>
> __
> Eric A. Booth
> Public Policy Research Institute
> Texas A&M University
> ebooth@ppri.tamu.edu
> Office: +979.845.6754
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>
> On Jun 23, 2009, at 1:36 AM, Amadou DIALLO wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Many thanks for your answer. I have put a cd "" on the top of the do
> > file before running the code, so basically, I shouldn't have the
> > problem. The folder I am saving is a sub directory in "My Documents",
> > that is "My Documents/Data".
> >
> > But when I right-clik on the Data folder to check its properties, I
> > see that folder is read-only. I remove the read-only button check and
> > re-run the stata code, but when I check again later the folder turns
> > back to "read-only". Very frustrating !!!
> > I am the owner of the laptop. I have administrator rights, so I do not
> > know what to do else.
> >
> > Thanks for your time.
> >
> > Amadou.
> >
> >
> > 2009/6/22, Zurab Sajaia <zsajaia@hotmail.com>:
> > > Hi Amadou,
> > >
> > > If the folder where you're trying to save files (any files, xml_tab 
> > > output,
> > > log, datasets etc) is write protected then of course that can 
> > > explain error
> > > 603, Stata needs to be able to save on that location. are you 
> > > specifiying
> > > the full path in the save() or -using- options? if you just write
> > > save(results.xml) that means that you want to save in the current 
> > > working
> > > folder, which most of the cases is Stata folder (c:\program 
> > > files\stata10\
> > > or something like that) and most probably protected by your system
> > > administrator.
> > >
> > > Try puting a path, which you are sure you have access to, like your "my
> > > documents" folder and see if you get the same problem.
> > >
> > > Without having more info about your setup I can't think of any other
> > > suggestion.
> > > Best,
> > > Zurab
> > >
> > >
> > > > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:08:56 +0300
> > > > Subject: st: File cannot be save error message. Problem with 
> > > > xml_tab and
> > > > log using.
> > > > From: stata.diallo@gmail.com
> > > > To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am using two computers with no usb or alike so I cannot show what is
> > > > going on.
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to output tabulations and regression results in a single
> > > > excel file. I am using xml_tab. Each set of results is saved in a
> > > > separate sheet. The first option of xml_tab is "replace" followed by
> > > > a set of "append" commands. However, After a few runs, stata issues an
> > > > error message:
> > > >
> > > > file can not be saved at this location
> > > > r(603);
> > > >
> > > > I try to unprotect the folder (removed the "read-only" check) but it
> > > > still coming back to read only. Is that the problem? I have the same
> > > > problem when I try to save in a log file.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards.
> > > >
> > > > Amadou.
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > Amadou B. DIALLO, PHD
> > > > Development Economist
> > > > Director, Center for Research and Training on Adult Education
> > > > Mayotte, FRANCE
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