Be sure that you can read the files you backuped:
- Are they in the same path as before ?
- Check the integrity of you backup.
Good luck
Caveman
On Tue, 2007-12-04 at 02:21 -0800, andreia tolciu wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I have a problem with Stata and I hope that you can
> help me. I have been using till now Stata 8.0. on my
> private PC.
> Yesterday, with the receipt of a new computer I have
> also got Stata 9.2.
> I am trying to transfer all the data sets and do-files
> which I have been using till now on the new computer,
> but when trying to open them I get the following
> message:
>
>
> . use "C:\Dokumente und
> Einstellungen\AT\Desktop\iabs-r01_stata\actual2001.dta",
> clear
> file C:\Dokumente und
> Einstellungen\AT\Desktop\iabs-r01_stata\actual2001.dta
> not Stata format
> r(610);
>
> or:
>
> . use "C:\Dokumente und
> Einstellungen\AT\Desktop\iabs-r01_stata\allbus2000-regbez-29Okt.dta",
> clear
> file C:\Dokumente und
> Einstellungen\AT\Desktop\iabs-r01_stata\allbus2000-regbez-29Okt.dta
> not Stata
> format
> r(610);
>
> I can not even open the do-files (there appear only
> unreadable signs).
>
> I suppose this problem has something to do with the
> change of the versions I use, but I am not sure.
> Could you help me please solve this problem?
>
> I thank you in advance!
>
> Andreia Tolciu
>
>
>
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