Re: st: hunting for the source of an error - r(603) - Dual Core problem?

[Klaus Pforr <kpforr@googlemail.com>]

Hi,

I encountered a similar problem, when I had the data files in a dropbox 
folder. While dropbox syncs, it locks the file, which can lead to 
confusing and unpredictable results. An easy solution for this is to 
temporarily end dropbox, and start it later on, to sync the resulting 
files (you might loose some versioning...).

I hope this helps.

Klaus

Am 27.12.2012 17:16, schrieb Lacy,Michael:
> On , 27 Dec 2012 08:43:20 -0500, "Ben Hoen" <bhoen@lbl.gov> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a relatively simple looping function that repeatedly saves and calls
> > up temp files while looping through each case in a dataset, which, if
> > successful, should take ~ 8 hours to run, though, I have yet to have it
> > execute properly.  The last four times I have tried to run it will the full
> > sample I have gotten the same error:
> >
> > "file C:\Users\Ben\AppData\Local\Temp\ST_0500000x.tmp could not be opened
> > r(603);
> >
> > end of do-file
> >
> > r(603);"
> .... snip, snip
>
> I encountered this problem, and either Stata tech support or an
> item in the archives (which I can't find now) indicated that
> it could be due to a conflict under Windoze between a virus
> checking program and Stata with respect to access to each new
> temp file.  You can temporarily turn off the virus-checker
> to diagnose/fix this.  I believe there was a permanent solution involving
> re-directing the Windoze temp file to a different directory, and
> telling the virus-checking program to ignore files in that
> directory.  I'd give a more definitive account here, but I'm not
> currently in a situation to search my own Stata notes to see
> if I can find the details of what I learned.
>
> Hope this is of some use.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Mike Lacy
> Colorado State University
> Fort Collins CO  US
>
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