Re: st: dictionary help

[David Kantor <dkantor@jhu.edu>]

At 04:11 AM 1/12/2004 -0500, Anna Joo wrote:
> hi,
> i am using stata version 7 and am trying to extract data from a large
> survey using the infile command.  those variables whose columns exceed a
> certain number (8947) are 'not allowed' apparently --can someone please
> tell me how i might correct this?  many thanks in advance.
I've never had the experience of reading such long records,  but I'd be 
surprised if the problem is really the "extreme" position of your 
variables.  The supposed maximum is 32765 (see help limits -- under -infile-) .

I suspect that some other problem is involved here.

-- David

David Kantor
Institute for Policy Studies
Johns Hopkins University
dkantor@jhu.edu
410-516-5404

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