st: RE: outreg2 and r(601) file C:\Documents.dta not found

[Martin H�llsten <martin.hallsten@sofi.su.se>]

Thanks to Austin Nichols and Brian Fryd the problem is solved. outreg2 needs to be updated with
compound double quotes in order to in batchmode. I just noted that plain outreg has a comment on
this in the ado (that the mac users need this). 

For instance, 

  - merge `vartmp' using `tmpf1'

should be changed to 

  - merge `vartmp' using "`tmpf1'"
or
  - merge `vartmp' using `"`tmpf1'"'
(I think either works, but the latter is better, right?)

The other instances that need to be changed in the same fashion are

save `labelfile' 
joinby var1 using  `labelfile'
save `appending', replace

I notify Roy to see if he can issue an update. Thanks for all help. 

Martin









-----Original Message-----
From: Martin H�llsten [mailto:martin.hallsten@sofi.su.se] 
Sent: den 23 januari 2008 15:13
To: 'statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu'
Subject: outreg2 and r(601) file C:\Documents.dta not found

Dear Statlist,

I have encountered a problem when using the (latest) outreg2 ado in batchmode. The error message is 

r(601);
file C:\Documents.dta not found

and it appears in the following section, when issuing a merge command. 

<output omitted>
  - merge `vartmp' using `tmpf1'
        = merge __00000R using C:\Documents and Settings\martha\Local Settings\Temp\ST_0200000d.tmp
          ----------------------------------------------------- begin merge ---
<output omitted>
  - if `using_file_num' == 1 {
          = if 1 == 1 {
          - _merge `vlist' using "`file'", `_mergeoption' `uniqopts' msginit `o
> ptions'
          = _merge __00000R using "C:\Documents", _merge(_merge)  msginit 
file C:\Documents.dta not found


I have browsed statalist for this error message in combination with outreg and outreg2, but I have
found no answers. It appears to me that somehow a local macro 

"`file'"

contains only 

"C:\Documents"

and seem to have lost its "tail". It should, I guess, contain something like 

"C:\Documents and Settings\martha\Local Settings\Temp\ST_0200000d.tmp"

I have assured that I have reading and writing rights for statas tempdir. 

Does anyone of you have any idea what might have caused this error? The funny thing is that I can
run the same program when using stata in non-batchmode without errors. Any idea on how to proceed is
appreciated. 

Best regards 

Martin H�llsten



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