Issue with using web datasets

[Giuseppe Antonaci]

I cant't describe or use a dataset on the web. I always get r(603).

. describe using https://www.stata-press.com/data/r19/apple.dta
r(603);

. use https://www.stata-press.com/data/r19/apple.dta
r(603);

I'm using StataNow/MP 19.5, which is installed in a server.
I don't have administrative rights to the server.



I was wondering if Stata tries to make a local copy of web datafiles and the default is a folder which I don't have writing permission.
If that is the case, is there any way to change this folder?
I already tried to change SITE, PLUS and PERSONAL in the

sysdir

, but it didn't solve the issue.

[Andrew Musau]

See

help cd

to change the current working directory, if that is the issue. You could try setting it to a directory where you have write permissions and see if that resolves the problem.