problem with the Alkire Foster methodology stata command

[Amlaksetegn Zenebe]

I am working on a research project that makes use of the Alkire Foster Multidimensional Poverty Analysis methodology, so the problem I faced is that my sata (12) software does not contain the mpi command. then I tried to download a user written mpi command but the ado file I downloaded from IDEAS is in text for that make a problem for my stata to excute because the spacing is no at a good form.
so please if there is any one who faced this same challenge please help and if there is any possible solution for this.
thank you in advance!

[Nick Cox]

Can you confirm that you installed directly in Stata by typing

ssc inst mpi

If you used your browser, or some kind of copy and paste, all kinds of mess are possible. Use the method just specified.

[Amlaksetegn Zenebe]

thank you for your reply. you are right I just used the later method, I tried to use the code ssc inst mpi but (may be due to my network) it signals timeout.......and the module states that if the "help mpi" command brought a result it is working but my stata brings a help result and when I try to execute the mpi command it reads 'this is version 12.0 of Stata; it cannot run version 13.0 programs You can purchase the latest version of Stata by visiting http://www.stata.com.'.... I coudnot figure out where my problem is...

[Nick Cox]

Indeed.

ssc desc mpi

states that it will work with Stata 11, but that's wrong. One of the programs requires Stata 13.

[Amlaksetegn Zenebe]

yes you are right. and now I have stata 13 I will try to use with this version.