Re: st: tabulate produces inconsistent output?

[Richard Williams <richardwilliams.ndu@gmail.com>]

At 11:28 AM 11/21/2011, Christian Raschke wrote:
> Thanks for the answer. I did try a different and I achieve the 
> expected result: -tab- works correctly. Also, a new Stata session on 
> the same machine produces the expected result: -tab- works 
> correctly. Even slightly different syntax in the same broken session 
> (e.g. adding a subsetting if statement) works as expected.
>
> But the fact that something went very wrong and now I cannot 
> reproduce it is precisely what worries me. I would at least like to 
> know what happened to be sure to avoid that in the future.
>
> Thanks for all replies. Unless someone else has a hunch I will 
> probably end up taking up the issue with State Tech support.
>
> Christian

If I couldn't reproduce a problem on another machine I would be 
worried about my machine. You might have a bad memory chip or some 
other problem. Also consider uninstalling and re-installing Stata 
from scratch.  Or, check out

http://www.stata.com/support/installation-qualification/

"The Stata Installation Qualification Tool (IQT) verifies that Stata 
has been installed properly and that any subsequent software updates 
are also installed properly. The Stata IQT currently exists for 
Windows and Mac operating systems. This version of the Stata IQT is 
designed for use with Stata 12 and will not work with earlier 
versions of Stata. If you have Stata 11 and wish to use the Stata 
IQT, please 
<http://www.stata.com/support/installation-qualification/11/>visit 
the Stata IQT for Stata 11 download page."


> On 11/21/2011 10:20 AM, Richard Williams wrote:
> > At 11:07 AM 11/21/2011, Christian Raschke wrote:
> > > Any other opinions?
> > >
> > > The only suggestion so far is that I update my Stata. But I am 
> > > fully updated and there are no further updates available, so that 
> > > is not the problem.
> > >
> > > I am very concerned because there are no errors or any other 
> > > problems whatsoever that would indicate a faulty installation or 
> > > the like. There are no red flags, only clearly incorrect output.
> > >
> > > Christian
> >
> > Have you tried running it on another machine? If problems persist, 
> > I would contact Stata Tech support, and include a copy of your data 
> > and program.
> >
> >
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