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st: Re: Cannot write in directory


From   [email protected] (Alan Riley)
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: Re: Cannot write in directory
Date   Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:44:17 -0600

Constantine Daskalakis ([email protected]) wrote
> This may not be a Stata (but rather a file properties problem), but maybe 
> someone has an idea.
> 
> I have tried to install gllamm but I get an error message:
> 
 > ssc install gllamm
> checking gllamm consistency and verifying not already installed...
> cannot write in directory C:\Program Files\Stata\ado\stbplus\g
> r(603);
> 
> (which is my designated folder for add-ons to official Stata).
> 
> Now, I've used -update- and Stata itself has no trouble writing to
 > ssc install gllamm
> C:\Program Files\Stata\ado\updates
> 
> which has the same properties/permissions.

Such a problem can be tricky to diagnose.  What is known is
that the operating system refused to let Stata write a file into
C:\Program Files\Stata\ado\stbplus\g for some reason.

You should make sure that all of the directories in that path
exist and that you can write into them.  You could try saving
a file into each of them using Notepad, for example.

It may also be that some file in ...stbplus\g that is part of
the -gllamm- package already exists but is marked read-only.

If you continue to have problems installing -gllamm-, contact
Stata Technical Services at [email protected]; they will
walk through possible problems with you and help find a solution.


--Alan
([email protected])
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