Error calling tempfiles after Windows update

[Mihir Sharma]

Dear Statalist,

I am working with Stata 15 SE on a Windows 10 machine. After a standard Windows update yesterday, Stata is giving an error calling tempfiles. I can't quite understand the error though I suspect that some directories may have changed after the update. I have not made any other changes on my computer. The error is reproduced below. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Best,
Mihir

. sysuse auto, clear 
(1978 Automobile Data)

. tempfile test

. save "`test'"
file C:\Users\Mihir Sharma\AppData\Local\Temp\ST_e84_000001.tmp saved

. display "`test'"
C:\Users\Mihir Sharma\AppData\Local\Temp\ST_e84_000001.tmp

. use `test'
invalid 'Sharma' 
r(198);

end of do-file

r(198);

[Clyde Schechter]

This does not suggest any problem with Windows or Stata. It's a coding error. You have to do

use "`test'"

The quotes are needed because the path name has a space between Mihir and Sharma. Any filename (including tempfiles) that contains a space within it has to be embedded in quotes when used in a Stata command.

[Mihir Sharma]

My bad, thanks Clyde!