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Re: st: RE: RE: IPUMS data open issue
From
Nick Cox <[email protected]>
To
[email protected]
Subject
Re: st: RE: RE: IPUMS data open issue
Date
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:10:24 +0000
You can settle this easily. If the file exists, then
. type C:\Users\Gabi\Desktop\dissertation\usa_00001.dat
in Stata will type the file out. If the file exists, and there is some
problem with reading it, then I think we have to see what the file
looks like inside.
Despite your confidence, the message you reproduce implies that Stata
can't find the file, and not that it can find the file but can't read
it because your -infix- instructions are wrong. If that is wrong, then
we still need to see what is inside the file to give advice.
Nick
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Ferro,Gabrielle A
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks. I already tried that and it isn't a Drive issue. I appears to be an issue with the Data and I was hoping someone would be familiar with the Data from IPUMS and any associated problems.
>
> _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
>
> Gabrielle Ferro
> Graduate Student
> Food and Resource Economics
> University of Florida
> ________________________________________
> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Nick Cox [[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:45 PM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: st: RE: IPUMS data open issue
>
> As you say, Stata can't find the file you name. I don't think we can do anything except advise that you check the name and/or search for it on your C: drive.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> Ferro,Gabrielle A
>
> I received data from IPUMS and am attempting to open in STATA. Below is the .do file I am using. It can not recognize the file, I am hoping someone will be able to point me in the right direction. I have double-checked the directory and it is correct.
> The Error message that I receive is below the .do file. Thank you in advance for any help.
>
> set more off
> clear
> quietly infix ///
> int year 1-4 ///
> byte datanum 5-6 ///
> double serial 7-14 ///
> int age 15-17 ///
> byte sex 18-18 ///
> byte marst 19-19 ///
> byte race 20-20 ///
> int raced 21-23 ///
> byte language 24-25 ///
> int languaged 26-29 ///
> byte educ 30-31 ///
> int educd 32-34 ///
> long ftotinc 35-41 ///
> long incwelfr 42-46 ///
> int poverty 47-49 ///
> int migplac1 50-52 ///
> using "C:\Users\Gabi\Desktop\dissertation\usa_00001.dat"
> file C:\Users\Gabi\Desktop\dissertation\usa_00001.dat not found
>
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