Error when installing spost

[Jessica Green]

Hi,
I need to use spost commands on my machine at home (MacBook running OS X, 10.8.5). I use Stata 13. I have tried to install spost using the findit command, and using the following text: "net install spost13_ado."

When I try to install each of these ways, I get the following error message:
checking spost13_ado consistency and verifying not already installed...
unexpected end of file
could not copy http://www.indiana.edu/~jslsoc/stata...ado/spex.sthlp
(no action taken)

Can anyone suggest a way forward?

Thanks in advance,
Jessica

[Marcos Almeida]

Hello Jessica,

Welcome to the Stata Forum.

Do you have the SSCs fitstat and spost9? If so, pleasy try to uninstall them before installing spost13.

Hopefully that helps!

Best,

Marcos

[Jessica Green]

Hi Marcos,

Thanks for the prompt reply. I don't think I have those SSCs. I entereed ado dir and neither came up. I also tried the command ado uninstall spost, and the message was "package not found."

Sorry for the silly questions, and thanks for your help!

Jessica

[Richard Williams]

Might be a temporary glitch, so you may just need to try again later. But see Scott Long's advice at

http://www.indiana.edu/~jslsoc/web_s..._faqspost9.htm

[Jessica Green]

Hi Richard,
It happened a couple days ago as well, so I'm thinking it's more complicated than that. I get the same error message for all versions of spost (9, legacy, 12, etc). I have verified that none is installed in my version.
Any other thoughts are welcome.

Many thanks!
Jessica

[Richard Williams]

Can you download and install other files, e.g. from SSC? Are you in some sort of hyper-secure environment where your access to the Internet is limited? Do you maybe need to connect through a proxy server? If you are in a workplace you might need help from your IT people.

Scott Long says he doesn't see a problem on his end. He said you can email him if you want.

[Marcos Almeida]

That's not a silly question, Jessica. Unfortunately, I really don't know how to help you further. When I downloaded spost13, I had to unstall SSC fitstat so as the installation succeeds. Well, hopefully Richard's advice in #6 works for you!

[Jessica Green]

Dear Marcos and Richard,

Thanks to both of you for your help. I am flummoxed. I had no problems installing on my work machine (where presumably there would be more constraints). At home, it seems more difficult. I successfully installed other files, so it's not a connectivity problem. Huh. I'll keep trying.

Thanks again,
Jessica