Re: st: Re: How can I use this V9 module (hnblogit) with Version 8.0?

[Richard Williams <Richard.A.Williams.5@ND.edu>]

At 01:02 AM 1/16/2007, Neil Shephard wrote:
> If you wish to start tinkering with versions or ado-files in general,
> the recommended route is to clone and rename the original so that you
> do not mess it up.
I'd also add that it would be a good idea to try a replicable 
example, i.e. run the original using Stata 9.2 and then try running 
the same problem with the modified program using 8.0.  Just skimming 
the code, I didn't see any obvious reasons it would not run in 8, but 
then again I haven't memorized every change that occurred between the 
two versions.


> That said it would be strongly recommended to upgrade to Stata 9 to
> take advantage of the new features, bugfixes, mata and graph
> improvements etc. etc. etc..  Stata is always backwards compatible so
> even if you are only provided with files in Stata8 by format Stata9
> will still be able to read them.
At a minimum, if Peter has access rights to do so, he should run 
-update all- so he has the free upgrade to Stata 8.2.  If he is at 
the mercy of network administrators, he can harass them to do 
it.  This is one of my pet peeves.  It is one thing when 
administrators won't pay for the latest and greatest version; but 
when they don't even apply free upgrades, they are unnecessarily 
handicapping their users.  The administrators may not even know how 
to update the software, so you have to keep after them (advice which 
I should follow myself, since I just learned my students will be in a 
lab where the last update of Stata is from May).


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