Re: st: stata files which can only be read on some platforms

[Jeph Herrin <stata@spandrel.net>]

I think you mean different versions, not different platforms?

I have run into similar problems (Stata files with mysterious properties) when using Stat/Transfer to create them. I 
take it this file was not originally created in Stata?

Jeph


On 5/6/2013 2:54 PM, Kevin Geraghty wrote:
> we have a stata dataset which can be read in stata v 12.0 but not v 12.1 (we have confirmed this on Windows, Linux, and OS X)  In Stata 12.1 an attempt to read the file returns the error message:
> file not Stata format
>    .dta file contains 3 invalid storage-type codes.  File uses invalid codes other than code 0 r(610);
>
> In 12.0 it works fine.
>
> Smells like a bug to me.  Anyone else encountered this?
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