RE: st: AW: RE: Error ivreg2 "must have ranktest version 01.2.02 or geater..."

["Schaffer, Mark E" <M.E.Schaffer@hw.ac.uk>]

In any case, I think it helps to emphasise that the problem was multiple versions of -ranktest- lurking on Wiebke's system, as I originally suspected.

I'm not sure this point got across originally, because Wiebke's original response was that "it still does not work".  But this is because the multiple versions were still there.

I think the argument for making the default behaviour of -which- to report **all** versions is getting pretty convincing.

--Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu 
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Nick Cox
> Sent: 07 June 2011 14:37
> To: 'statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu'
> Subject: RE: st: AW: RE: Error ivreg2 "must have ranktest 
> version 01.2.02 or geater..."
> 
> It looks as if the sysadmin might need to do that. 
> 
> Nick
> n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk 
> 
> DE SOUZA Eric
> 
> Probably the simplest would be to uninstall the older versions. 
> If I'm not mistaken, the way to do it is  -ado uninstall 
> pkgid [, from(dirname)]- 
> 
> Nick Cox
> 
> You are working in the wrong directory for -ivreg2- to see 
> the latest version of -ranktest-.
> 
> Or equivalently, the latest version of -ranktest- was 
> installed in the wrong place.
> 
> -which- and -adopath- show that from where you are working 
> -ivreg2- will find first the older -ranktest-, so that it 
> unsurprisingly complains.
> 
> There are various ways round this. One is to change your 
> -adopath-; another is to navigate to a different directory to 
> do your work.
> Another is to uninstall the older versions on the network.
> 
> In general, you need to study the idea of -adopath- which 
> underlies all this, and the whole thread shows that 
> insufficient information defines a difficult question.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Wiebke Meyer <Meyer@iamo.de> wrote:
> > Nick and Mark,
> >
> > here some more information on my problem (in the meantime the 
> > it-administrator ensured that I have the latest Stata/SE 
> 11.2 version 
> > on my PC (Windows XP)). Still, the error message reappeared:
> >
> >
> > . ivreg2  d_log_rem_year  d_feeling_home d_wave_1980 d_wave_1999 
> > d_state_german ks_share_nonfarm ks_mother ( d_saving d
> >> _hh_ek_kl =  d_hh_groesse d_work_pension d_work_unemployed 
> >> migr_deutsch
> > migr_member_d migr_member_ks)
> > Error: must have ranktest version 01.2.02 or greater installed 
> > Currently installed version is 01.1.03 To update, from within Stata 
> > type ssc install ranktest, replace r(601);
> >
> > end of do-file
> >
> > r(601);
> >
> > . ssc install ranktest, replace
> > checking ranktest consistency and verifying not already installed...
> > all files already exist and are up to date.
> >
> > . do "C:\DOKUME~1\Meyer\LOKALE~1\Temp\STD00000000.tmp"
> >
> > . ivreg2  d_log_rem_year  d_feeling_home d_wave_1980 d_wave_1999 
> > d_state_german ks_share_nonfarm ks_mother ( d_saving d
> >> _hh_ek_kl =  d_hh_groesse d_work_pension d_work_unemployed 
> >> migr_deutsch
> > migr_member_d migr_member_ks)
> > Error: must have ranktest version 01.2.02 or greater installed 
> > Currently installed version is 01.1.03 To update, from within Stata 
> > type ssc install ranktest, replace r(601);
> >
> > end of do-file
> >
> > r(601);
> >
> > . ssc uninstall ranktest
> >
> > package ranktest from http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/r
> >      'RANKTEST': module to test the rank of a matrix using the 
> > Kleibergen-Paap rk statistic
> >
> > (package uninstalled)
> >
> > . ssc uninstall ivreg2
> >
> > package ivreg2 from http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/i
> >      'IVREG2': module for extended instrumental 
> variables/2SLS and GMM 
> > estimation
> >
> > (package uninstalled)
> >
> > . ssc install ivreg2, all
> > checking ivreg2 consistency and verifying not already installed...
> > installing into c:\ado\plus\...
> > installation complete.
> >
> > . ssc install ranktest, all
> > checking ranktest consistency and verifying not already installed...
> > installing into c:\ado\plus\...
> > installation complete.
> >
> > -       Session closed and reopened    -
> >
> > . ivreg2  d_log_rem_year  d_feeling_home d_wave_1980 d_wave_1999 
> > d_state_german ks_share_nonfarm ks_mother ( d_saving d
> >> _hh_ek_kl =  d_hh_groesse d_work_pension d_work_unemployed 
> >> migr_deutsch
> > migr_member_d migr_member_ks)
> > Error: must have ranktest version 01.2.02 or greater installed 
> > Currently installed version is 01.1.03 To update, from within Stata 
> > type ssc install ranktest, replace r(601);
> >
> > end of do-file
> >
> > r(601);
> >
> > . which ranktest, all
> >
> > \\Iamo4\Stata\ado\updates\r\ranktest.ado
> > *! ranktest 1.1.03  4May2008
> > *! author mes, based on code by fk
> >
> > \\Iamo4\Stata\ado\base\r\ranktest.ado
> > *! ranktest 1.1.03  4May2008
> > *! author mes, based on code by fk
> >
> > c:\ado\plus\r\ranktest.ado
> > *! ranktest 1.2.03  24Apr2010
> > *! author mes, based on code by fk
> >
> > . pwd
> > \\Iamo4\Stata
> >
> > . adopath
> >  [1]  (UPDATES)   "\\Iamo4\Stata\ado\updates/"
> >  [2]  (BASE)      "\\Iamo4\Stata\ado\base/"
> >  [3]  (SITE)      "\\Iamo4\Stata\ado\site/"
> >  [4]              "."
> >  [5]  (PERSONAL)  "c:\ado\personal/"
> >  [6]  (PLUS)      "c:\ado\plus/"
> >  [7]  (OLDPLACE)  "c:\ado/"
> >
> > .
> >
> > "does not work" means: if I try to run the ivreg2 model the error 
> > message occurs that I should install a certain version of the 
> > ranktest. Even if I have installed it, the model does not 
> run. Even if 
> > I uninstall ivreg2 and ranktest, close stata, reopen and 
> install again...
> >
> >
> > Wiebke
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Im Auftrag 
> von Nick Cox
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 7. Juni 2011 11:16
> > An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > Betreff: Re: st: AW: RE: Error ivreg2 "must have ranktest version
> > 01.2.02 or geater..."
> >
> > I think therefore we need more information to know what is going on.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > 1. A complete inventory of all ranktest.ado on Wiebke's machine 
> > visible to Stata, meaning the results of -which ranktest, all- 
> > together with the results of -pwd-.
> >
> > 2. The results of -adopath-.
> >
> > 3. What Wiebke means by "does not work".
> >
> > Nick
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 10:05 AM, DE SOUZA Eric 
> > <eric.de_souza@coleurope.eu> wrote:
> >
> >> I thought she had already tried this, but reading down she only 
> >> mentions
> > trying to reinstall -ranktest-  with the replace option; 
> and getting 
> > the message that " all files already exist and are up to date"
> >
> > Nick Cox
> >
> >> Install the latest version directly?
> >
> >> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Wiebke Meyer <Meyer@iamo.de> wrote:
> >
> >>> Thanks for the hint. However, it still does not work... 
> Do you know 
> >>> any way out of this actually ridiculously minor problem?
> >
> > Schaffer, Mark E
> >
> >>> Sometimes you can accidentally find yourself with 
> multiple versions 
> >>> of Stata programs floating around on your machine.  To 
> see if this 
> >>> is the case, use the -all- option:
> >>>
> >>> which ranktest, all
> >>>
> >>> which ivreg2, all
> >>>
> >>> Frankly, this happens often enough to make me think -all- 
> should be 
> >>> the default behaviour of the -which- command.
> >
> > Wiebke
> >
> >>>> I try for the first time to run a ivreg2 command and encountered 
> >>>> the following message:
> >>>>
> >>>> > _hh_ek_kl =  d_hh_groesse d_work_pension d_work_unemployed
> >>>> migr_deutsch
> >>>> > migr_member_d migr_member_ks)
> >>>> Error: must have ranktest version 01.2.02 or greater installed 
> >>>> Currently installed version is 01.1.03 To update, from 
> within Stata 
> >>>> type ssc install ranktest, replace r(601);
> >>>>
> >>>> end of do-file
> >>>>
> >>>> r(601);
> >>>>
> >>>> . ssc install ranktest, replace
> >>>> checking ranktest consistency and verifying not already 
> installed...
> >>>> all files already exist and are up to date.
> >>>>
> >>>> Somewhere in the www I found that I should do:
> >>>>
> >>>> . adoupdate, update
> >>>> (note: adoupdate updates user-written files; type 
> -update- to check 
> >>>> for updates to official Stata)
> >>>>
> >>>> Checking status of installed packages...
> >>>>
> >>>>     [1] outreg2 at http://fmwww.bc.edu/RePEc/bocode/o:
> >>>>         installed package is up to date
> >>>>
> >>>>     [2] ivreg2 at http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/i:
> >>>>         installed package is up to date
> >>>>
> >>>>     [3] ranktest at http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/r:
> >>>>         installed package is up to date
> >>>>
> >>>>     [4] st0026_2 at http://www.stata-journal.com/software/sj5-3:
> >>>>         installed package is up to date
> >>>>
> >>>> (no packages require updating)
> >>>>
> >>>> and:
> >>>>
> >>>> . update all
> >>>>
> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>> > update ado
> >>>> (contacting http://www.stata.com)
> >>>> ado-files already up to date
> >>>>
> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>> > update utilities
> >>>> (contacting http://www.stata.com)
> >>>> utilities already up to date
> >>>>
> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>> > update executable
> >>>> (contacting http://www.stata.com)
> >>>> executable already up to date
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Still the command would not run.
> >>>>
> >>>> What can I do?
> >>>>
> >>>> I work on a usual pc with windows XP. My Stata version is 11.2.
> >>>>
> >>>> I would be very happy to recieve your help.
> >
> 
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