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Re: st: problem when using shp2dta with dbf file


From   Scott Merryman <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: problem when using shp2dta with dbf file
Date   Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:16:22 -0600

I receive the same error.  It appears that the problem is with the dbase file.

You might try contacting the -shp2dta-  author:    Kevin Crow   [email protected]


Scott


On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Vitorino, Maria Ana
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Statalist users,
>
> I'm trying to convert a shp and a dbf files by following the instructions in http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/graphics/tmap.html
>
> Unfortunately, when I type:
>
> shp2dta using Cont_AAd_CAOP20090, database(ptdb) coordinates(ptcoord) genid(id)
>
> I get the following error message
>
> . shp2dta using Cont_AAd_CAOP20090, database(ptdb) coordinates(ptcoord) genid(id)
>             st_addvar():  3300  argument out of range
>              read_dbf():     -  function returned error
>                 <istmt>:     -  function returned error
> r(3300);
>
> Am I doing anything wrong? If anyone would be kind enough to try this, the shp and dbf files can be downloaded from
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1563490/Archive.zip
>
> Any help is appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Ana
>

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