RE: st: max number of variables in Stata IC/11.1

["Ivica Rubil" <irubil@eizg.hr>]

I forgot to mention in the previous post, but I have actually dropped all variables that are not used in the model. I have only 46 variables in memory.




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From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Maarten Buis
Sent: 29. studeni 2011 11:06
To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
Subject: Re: st: max number of variables in Stata IC/11.1

The error message refers to the dataset and not to the model. Many
estimation commands create temporary variables during the computation,
and if Stata runs into the maximum number of variables while executing
that command it will return that error message. In such a large model
the number of temporary variables can become quite large. If you also
have a dataset with many variables than it becomes even more easy to
run into this problem, even if you are not using those variables in
your model. In that case the easiest way to solve that is to drop
those unused variables.

Hope this helps,
Maarten

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Ivica Rubil <irubil@eizg.hr> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> here's the problem: I'm trying to run -nlsur- with 12 equations, same 34
> regressors in each, and 354 coefficients to be estimated. When I run it,
> Stata returns the following error message:
>
> no room to add more variables
>    An attempt was made to add a variable that would have resulted in
> more than 2048 or 2047 variables (Stata reserves one variable
>    for its own use).  You have the following alternatives:
>
>     1.  Drop some variables; see help drop.
>
>     2.  If you are using Stata/SE, increase maxvar; see help maxvar.
> r(900);
>
> I'm using Stata IC/11.1 which, as far as I'm aware, accepts more
> variables than I actually have (46 = 34 regressors + 12 dep. var.), plus
> I have compressed (-compress-) all of them.
>
> Please, help.
>
> Thanks,
> ivica
>
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> Ivica Rubil
> Ekonomski institut / The Institute of Economics, Zagreb
> a. Trg J. F. Kennedyja 7, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
> t. +385-1-2362-269
> f. +385-1-2335-165
> e. irubil@eizg.hr
> www.eizg.hr
>
>
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