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Re: st: problem when using shp2dta with dbf file
From
[email protected] (Kevin H. Crow)
To
[email protected]
Subject
Re: st: problem when using shp2dta with dbf file
Date
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:58:58 -0600
Ann Vitorinoa <[email protected]> reported that the -shp2dta- command
issued an error when converting a shape file:
> 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
I tried to convert the files to dta format and also could not. It looks like
the dBASE file has several string variables with a length greater than Stata's
limit of 244. If Ann can, she should resave the dBASE file in question and
remove or shorten the string data in question. If this is not possible Ann
can contact me and I can help her code a solution using Mata.
Kevin
[email protected]
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