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Re: st: problem when using shp2dta with dbf file
From
Scott Merryman <[email protected]>
To
[email protected]
Subject
Re: st: problem when using shp2dta with dbf file
Date
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:16:22 -0600
I receive the same error. It appears that the problem is with the dbase file.
You might try contacting the -shp2dta- author: Kevin Crow [email protected]
Scott
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Vitorino, Maria Ana
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Statalist users,
>
> I'm trying to convert a shp and a dbf files by following the instructions in http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/graphics/tmap.html
>
> Unfortunately, when I type:
>
> shp2dta using Cont_AAd_CAOP20090, database(ptdb) coordinates(ptcoord) genid(id)
>
> I get the following error message
>
> . shp2dta using Cont_AAd_CAOP20090, database(ptdb) coordinates(ptcoord) genid(id)
> st_addvar(): 3300 argument out of range
> read_dbf(): - function returned error
> <istmt>: - function returned error
> r(3300);
>
> Am I doing anything wrong? If anyone would be kind enough to try this, the shp and dbf files can be downloaded from
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1563490/Archive.zip
>
> Any help is appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Ana
>
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