Error message: you are using version 2.37.0 of ftools, but require version 2.39.1

[Jason Damm]

Hello all,

I am getting the following error message in Stata when running any reghdfe commands: "you are using version 2.37.0 of ftools, but require version 2.39.1". Does anyone have anyone know how to fix this? Here are some of the commands I have run that prompt this message:

reghdfe, compile
reghdfe y x x x, a(year gvkey) vce(cluster gvkey)
ivreghdfe y x x x (x = xIV), absorb(year gvkey) cluster(gvkey)

I have also tried the following code to uninstall and reinstall ftools:
cap ado uninstall ftools
net install ftools, from("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sergiocorreia/ftools/master/src/")

With the following results:
the following files already exist and are different:
c:\ado\plus\f\ftools.ado
c:\ado\plus\f\ftools.sthlp
c:\ado\plus\f\ftools_main.mata
c:\ado\plus\m\ms_compile_mata.ado
c:\ado\plus\m\ms_get_version.ado

no files installed or copied
(no action taken)

[Wouter Wakker]

Since there are existing files with the same names you need to specify the replace option to overwrite those files:

net install ftools, from("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sergiocorreia/ftools/master/src/") replace

The current version is 2.40.0 but I guess that will work as well.

[Jason Damm]

Good call. That worked. Thank you for the help!