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Re: st: Sleep command for variable time
From
Steve Samuels <[email protected]>
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Subject
Re: st: Sleep command for variable time
Date
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:38:25 -0400
Avoid writing over data by saving each file with a different name.
If you are creating intermediate sets for later use within the do
file, then save them as temporary files with -tempfile-. NB: never
use "replace" as an option when saving a temporary file
(http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2007-08/msg01124.html)
Steve
Steven J. Samuels
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Jason DeBacker
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm reading and writing large datasets over a network. It's often the case
> that Stata processes commands before a file is finished being written. This
> results in an error when Stata gets to the next command to write over the
> file, which is now read-only as it's still being written from a previous
> command. I have been using the sleep command to pause the program so the
> file can finish writing before the next command.
>
> My question is whether there is some way to have the time of the sleep
> command depend on the length of time is takes to write the file. What I've
> been doing is choosing a time that I think will be enough of a pause, but
> also doesn't make Stata wait unnecessarily. The problem is that sometimes
> network usage is especially high and it takes longer to write the files.
>
> Another way I could get around this is if there is a command to check if a
> file is completely written (or is read-only). I could then create a loop
> where I the sleep command is used for a short amount of time until the file
> is completely written.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jason DeBacker
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