import fred / freduse works in SE but not MP "c(reshape_favor) undefined)"

[Sam Barnett]

Hi all,

I keep trying to import data from fred, but the results differ in bizarre ways when using MP vs SE (v18). When running either freduse or import fred in MP, I get an error "c(reshape_favor)" undefined". The data also imports very differently -- in MP, I get a long dataset with a "series_id" and "value" columns, whereas I get a wide dataset in SE.

I tried using reshape favor speed to see if that helped in MP. I didn't get an error, but when I looked at the settings using query, there was no setting for reshape_favor (while there was one in SE). The only other difference I saw between the settings for MP and SE was java_home, which was a different file path in MP than in SE.

Very lost here -- any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[Clyde Schechter]

FWIW, I'm running StataNow 18.5 MP4 for Windows.

. display `"`c(reshape_favor)'"'
memory

So, although I don't have the -fred- ados installed and can't really investigate your problem further, perhaps there is something wrong with your Stata installation. Have you tried -update all- to make sure you have all the latest for your license and it is all consistent? Or even a clean re-install?

[George Ford]

I'm getting errors with freduse. It must need an update (latest version dated 2005).

no problem for me doing this (MP4).

clear all
version 18
import fred GDPDEF

have you tried the File/Import/FRED option from the pull down menus?

[Sam Barnett]

Thank you both. Updating to Stata 18.5 from 18.0 fixed the issue.