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| From | Phil Clayton <philclayton@internode.on.net> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | Re: st: RE: RE: IPUMS data open issue |
| Date | Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:40:03 +1100 |
One other possibility is that the file exists but you don't have permission to read it. For example (and this is from a Mac, it might be different in Windows), I tried creating a text file that I didn't have permission to read and got the following: . ls *.txt -r-------- 1 root staff 7168 Feb 16 23:15 myfile.txt . type myfile.txt file myfile.txt not found r(601); Phil On 17/02/2012, at 7:10 AM, Nick Cox wrote: > You can settle this easily. If the file exists, then > > . type C:\Users\Gabi\Desktop\dissertation\usa_00001.dat > > in Stata will type the file out. If the file exists, and there is some > problem with reading it, then I think we have to see what the file > looks like inside. > > Despite your confidence, the message you reproduce implies that Stata > can't find the file, and not that it can find the file but can't read > it because your -infix- instructions are wrong. If that is wrong, then > we still need to see what is inside the file to give advice. > > Nick > > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Ferro,Gabrielle A > <hunny215@mail.ufl.edu> wrote: >> Thanks. I already tried that and it isn't a Drive issue. I appears to be an issue with the Data and I was hoping someone would be familiar with the Data from IPUMS and any associated problems. >> >> _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> Gabrielle Ferro >> Graduate Student >> Food and Resource Economics >> University of Florida >> ________________________________________ >> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] on behalf of Nick Cox [n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk] >> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:45 PM >> To: 'statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu' >> Subject: st: RE: IPUMS data open issue >> >> As you say, Stata can't find the file you name. I don't think we can do anything except advise that you check the name and/or search for it on your C: drive. >> >> Nick >> n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk >> >> Ferro,Gabrielle A >> >> I received data from IPUMS and am attempting to open in STATA. Below is the .do file I am using. It can not recognize the file, I am hoping someone will be able to point me in the right direction. I have double-checked the directory and it is correct. >> The Error message that I receive is below the .do file. Thank you in advance for any help. >> >> set more off >> clear >> quietly infix /// >> int year 1-4 /// >> byte datanum 5-6 /// >> double serial 7-14 /// >> int age 15-17 /// >> byte sex 18-18 /// >> byte marst 19-19 /// >> byte race 20-20 /// >> int raced 21-23 /// >> byte language 24-25 /// >> int languaged 26-29 /// >> byte educ 30-31 /// >> int educd 32-34 /// >> long ftotinc 35-41 /// >> long incwelfr 42-46 /// >> int poverty 47-49 /// >> int migplac1 50-52 /// >> using "C:\Users\Gabi\Desktop\dissertation\usa_00001.dat" >> file C:\Users\Gabi\Desktop\dissertation\usa_00001.dat not found >> > > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/