Re: st: Another problem with op system refuses to provide memory

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Hi,

Thanks Mark--however the settings I described are set permanently...ie  
before I open the do file ...or I may not have caught your  
meaning...if so I apologize and request further clarification.

Best
Prashant

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On Apr 21, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Mark Nichols <nichols.mark0@gmail.com>  
wrote:

> You should allocate your memory before you open your do-file, the big
> ones especially.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
>
> > I am running into the problem of "op system refuses to provide  
> > memory". I
> > can't understand why.
> >
> > My settings are maxvar 5000, matsize 5000, and memory 1200 MB  
> > (Stata won't
> > allow me to allocate more than 1200MB either).
> >
> > I run into the problem mostly while using svy commands on a large  
> > dataset (2
> > million+ observations) but also when conducting merges and more
> > time-consuming commands, etc.
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