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Keeping Stata 7 up to date

This page is intended for Stata 7 users who do not have access to the Internet from within Stata. If you are using a version of Stata prior to 7, click here. If you are using a version of Stata newer than 7, click here.

If you are using Stata 7, and you have a direct Internet connection, type update query in Stata and follow the recommendation presented.


There are two components to Stata

  • the Stata executable
  • the Stata ado-files

These are updated separately.

You update the Stata executable only rarely. Updating your copy of Stata 7 is simply a matter of downloading a file.

More frequently you should update the ado-files.