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Kristen:
I don't have Stata 9 to confirm this, but I would guess that -use10- would work for Stata 11
in the same way (?) Maybe some others here have tried this & can report their results.
My understanding is that the data format changed between versions 9 and 10, but that it did not
change in the transition from version 10 to version 11. So, if you are using Stata 10 or 11 and
want to save it in format that Stata 9 can use, then you need to use the command -saveold-, as
Martin mentioned, if you are using Stata 9 and want to read a version 10 (& possibly 11)
dataset then you need -use10-.
Finally, I always keep a copy of the original as well as the cleaned up dataset in comma
or tab separated format (use -insheet- / -outsheet- to manage use / create these files) -- this
comes in handy in these situations & also when you need to open your data in some other
stats program (excel, R, SAS, etc) & you don't have stat transfer capability readily availiable.
~ Eric
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Public Policy Research Institute
Texas A&M University
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Office: +979.845.6754
On Jan 18, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Shellenberg, Kristen wrote:
> thanks, eric.
>
> does something like this exist for stata 11? i tried findit use11 and of course if didn't work :-(.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Booth [[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:29 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: st: AW: error code r(610): file not Stata format
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> -findit use10-
>
> ~ Eric
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> Eric A. Booth
> Public Policy Research Institute
> Texas A&M University
> [email protected]
> Office: +979.845.6754
> On Jan 18, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Martin Weiss wrote:
>
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>> you probably have to -saveold- on your 10.1 computer...
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>> HTH
>> Martin
>>
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Shellenberg,
>> Kristen
>> Gesendet: Montag, 18. Januar 2010 18:25
>> An: [email protected]
>> Betreff: st: error code r(610): file not Stata format
>>
>> Hello Stata-listers,
>>
>> I usually work (and save my data) on a computer that has Stata/SE 10 and am
>> working on a computer that has Stata Intercooled 9.2. When I try to open a
>> dataset I get the error message:
>> "file E:\DISSERTATION\DATA\Stigma5.dta not Stata format"
>> r(610).
>>
>> Is there a way for me to open my dataset without going back to the computer
>> where the data was originally saved?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Kristen
>>
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