-ssc install- errors

[Rieza Soelaeman]

Hello, everyone,
I'm having troubles using -ssc install- to download user-written packages. I am running Stata SE 14 on a shared/virtual computing environment in my org for which I do not have administrative rights. I have no problems installing packages on other servers, for example using -net install-.

Here are examples of the error codes I get:

ssc install fre
server reported server error
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/f/ either
1) is not a valid URL, or
2) could not be contacted, or
3) is not a Stata download site (has no stata.toc file).
r(675);


And another when I run -adoupdate-

Checking status of installed packages...

[1] dm89_2 at http://www.stata-journal.com/software/sj15-4:
installed package is up to date

[2] fre at http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/f:

server reported server error
fopen(): 675 server reported server error
loadsscupfile(): - function returned error
pkg_update_status_ssc(): - function returned error
pkg_update_status(): - function returned error
pkg_update_status_noisily(): - function returned error
extract_update_exists(): - function returned error
pkg_chk_and_update(): - function returned error
<istmt>: - function returned error
r(675);


This is a recent problem. I have not come across this issue in 3 years at my org. We may have updated from Stata 13 to Stata 14 sometime in the last year, but I am not sure whether the problem is related to the update. I welcome suggestions for workarounds, especially with respect to my accessing the software through a virtual computing environment (where I may not have write-access to the physical machine where that software resides).

Thanks,
Rieza

[Nick Cox]

Very likely Stata just can't see the outside world in the way that is needed.

I used to see or hear about problems like this if Stata did not have netio settings correctly In

help netio 

pay attention to the first three here:

Turn on or off the use of a proxy server

set httpproxy {on|off} [, init]


Set proxy host name

set httpproxyhost ["]name["]


Set the proxy port number

set httpproxyport #


You may

1. find what Stata knows now by looking at the output of creturn list

2. find useful information in the settings of your favo[u]rite browser

3. need to ask your local IT support or StataCorp technical services for more help. Showing them this posting may evoke "Yeah...." in your local language, or Texan as the case may be.