[R] not a Stata version 5-12 .dta file
Anthony Damico
ajdamico at gmail.com
Fri Mar 20 02:09:09 CET 2015
hi nicole, i have published easy to reproduce, well-documented code to
download and then analyze every file from every wave of the world values
survey here. the download automation script should solve your problem, or
at least work around it :)
http://www.asdfree.com/search/label/world%20values%20survey%20%28wvs%29
On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Nicole Ford <nicole.ford at me.com> wrote:
> the text didn’t send for the R data file erros. sorry about that.
>
>
> 2015-03-19 17:41:38.544 R[398:5728] Unable to simultaneously satisfy
> constraints:
> (
> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x6000018966c0 h=-&- v=-&-
> H:|-(0)-[NSView:0x60000032da20] (Names: '|':FIFinderView:0x6080003612c0
> )>",
> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x6000012881b0 h=-&- v=-&-
> H:[NSView:0x60000032da20]-(0)-| (Names: '|':FIFinderView:0x6080003612c0
> )>",
> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x600000a8c710 h=-&- v=-&-
> H:|-(0)-[FIFinderView:0x6080003612c0] (Names:
> '|':NSNavFinderViewFileBrowser:0x608000375fc0 )>",
> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x60000128eb50 h=-&- v=-&-
> H:[FIFinderView:0x6080003612c0]-(0)-| (Names:
> '|':NSNavFinderViewFileBrowser:0x608000375fc0 )>",
> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x600000c93fb0 h=--& v=--&
> H:[NSNavFinderViewFileBrowser:0x608000375fc0(585)]>",
> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60000149d740 H:|-(0)-[NSView:0x600000133ec0]
> (Names: '|':NSView:0x60000032da20 )>",
> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x600001489880 H:[NSView:0x600000133ec0]-(0)-|
> (Names: '|':NSView:0x60000032da20 )>",
> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60000109e280
> H:[FILocationPopUp:0x6000003fda00(207)]>",
> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x600000a82760 NSView:0x600000133ec0.centerX ==
> FILocationPopUp:0x6000003fda00.centerX>",
> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x600000e835c0
> H:[FILocationPopUp:0x6000003fda00]-(>=10)-[SGTSearchField:0x6000003bf800]>",
> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x60000069f2c0
> H:[SGTSearchField:0x6000003bf800]-(11)-| (Names:
> '|':NSView:0x600000133ec0 )>",
> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000006801e0
> H:[SGTSearchField:0x6000003bf800(>=218)]>"
> )
>
> Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
> <NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000006801e0
> H:[SGTSearchField:0x6000003bf800(>=218)]>
>
> Set the NSUserDefault
> NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints to YES to have
> -[NSWindow visualizeConstraints:] automatically called when this happens.
> And/or, break on objc_exception_throw to catch this in the debugger.
> > str(dat)
> chr [1:2] ".Traceback" "WV3_Data_rdata_v_2014_09_21"
> > ls(dat)
> Error in as.environment(pos) :
> no item called ".Traceback" on the search list
> > dat
> [1] ".Traceback" "WV3_Data_rdata_v_2014_09_21"
> > sessionInfo()
> R version 3.1.3 (2015-03-09)
> Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0 (64-bit)
> Running under: OS X 10.10.1 (Yosemite)
>
> locale:
> [1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8
>
> attached base packages:
> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base
>
> other attached packages:
> [1] readstata13_0.5-3 effects_3.0-3 lattice_0.20-30 lme4_1.1-7
> Rcpp_0.11.2 Matrix_1.1-5 runjags_1.2.1-0 sm_2.2-5.4
> [9] foreign_0.8-63 car_2.0-25
>
> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> [1] coda_0.16-1 colorspace_1.2-4 grid_3.1.3 MASS_7.3-39
> mgcv_1.8-4 minqa_1.2.3 nlme_3.1-120 nloptr_1.0.0
> nnet_7.3-9
> [10] parallel_3.1.3 pbkrtest_0.4-2 quantreg_5.11 SparseM_1.6
> splines_3.1.3 tools_3.1.3
> >
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 19, 2015, at 5:08 PM, Nicole Ford <nicole.ford at me.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ista,
> >
> > I am pulling multiple countries and multiple waves, but here is one
> country in one wave. I know if I can get one to work, I can get them all
> to work. I have used WVS data in the past and never encountered any
> issues, so I am at a loss here. Thanks again!
> >
> > http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWV3.jsp <
> http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentationWV3.jsp>
> >
> >
> > ~Nicole
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 19, 2015, at 4:59 PM, Ista Zahn <istazahn at gmail.com <mailto:
> istazahn at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Is the file publicly available? What is the URL?
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Ista
> >>
> >> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Nicole Ford <nicole.ford at me.com
> <mailto:nicole.ford at me.com>> wrote:
> >>> Hello, Ista.
> >>>
> >>> Honestly, I am uncertain. I don't have STATA -- I downloaded this
> from the data source website.
> >>>
> >>> I can't imagine it is 13 because the data are old (2006).
> >>>
> >>> I tried package readstata13 out of desperation, but didn't think it
> would resolve.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the suggestion!
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>> On Mar 19, 2015, at 4:41 PM, Ista Zahn <istazahn at gmail.com <mailto:
> istazahn at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Nicole,
> >>>>
> >>>> Is it a stata 13 data file? If so your best bet is to open it in Stata
> >>>> and use the "saveold" command to save it as a stata 12 file.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best,
> >>>> Ista
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Nicole Ford <nicole.ford at me.com
> <mailto:nicole.ford at me.com>> wrote:
> >>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I recently updated to the newest version of R and I am encountering
> issues. Please find my error and session info below. My data are
> attached. I have tried the readstata13 package just in case to no avail.
> Unless I am missing something, google isn’t helping.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank you in advance.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> error:
> >>>>>> dat <- read.dta(file.choose())
> >>>>> Error in read.dta(file.choose()) : not a Stata version 5-12 .dta file
> >>>>> 2015-03-19 14:14:21.445 R[398:5728] Unable to simultaneously satisfy
> constraints:
> >>>>> (
> >>>>> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x608000490bd0 h=-&- v=-&-
> H:|-(0)-[NSView:0x60000012eba0] (Names: '|':FIFinderView:0x600000363a80
> )>",
> >>>>> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x608000490e50 h=-&- v=-&-
> H:[NSView:0x60000012eba0]-(0)-| (Names: '|':FIFinderView:0x600000363a80
> )>",
> >>>>> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x608000491120 h=-&- v=-&-
> H:|-(0)-[FIFinderView:0x600000363a80] (Names:
> '|':NSNavFinderViewFileBrowser:0x608000377400 )>",
> >>>>> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x608000491170 h=-&- v=-&-
> H:[FIFinderView:0x600000363a80]-(0)-| (Names:
> '|':NSNavFinderViewFileBrowser:0x608000377400 )>",
> >>>>> "<NSAutoresizingMaskLayoutConstraint:0x608000491350 h=--& v=--&
> H:[NSNavFinderViewFileBrowser:0x608000377400(585)]>",
> >>>>> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x600000482d50
> H:|-(0)-[NSView:0x60000012e380] (Names: '|':NSView:0x60000012eba0 )>",
> >>>>> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x600000482da0
> H:[NSView:0x60000012e380]-(0)-| (Names: '|':NSView:0x60000012eba0 )>",
> >>>>> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000004816d0
> H:[FILocationPopUp:0x6000001f2800(207)]>",
> >>>>> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x600000482a30 NSView:0x60000012e380.centerX
> == FILocationPopUp:0x6000001f2800.centerX>",
> >>>>> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000004825d0
> H:[FILocationPopUp:0x6000001f2800]-(>=10)-[SGTSearchField:0x6000003a5160]>",
> >>>>> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x600000482b70
> H:[SGTSearchField:0x6000003a5160]-(11)-| (Names:
> '|':NSView:0x60000012e380 )>",
> >>>>> "<NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000004814f0
> H:[SGTSearchField:0x6000003a5160(>=218)]>"
> >>>>> )
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Will attempt to recover by breaking constraint
> >>>>> <NSLayoutConstraint:0x6000004814f0
> H:[SGTSearchField:0x6000003a5160(>=218)]>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Set the NSUserDefault
> NSConstraintBasedLayoutVisualizeMutuallyExclusiveConstraints to YES to have
> -[NSWindow visualizeConstraints:] automatically called when this happens.
> And/or, break on objc_exception_throw to catch this in the debugger.
> >>>>>> sessionInfo()
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Session Info:
> >>>>> R version 3.1.3 (2015-03-09)
> >>>>> Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0 (64-bit)
> >>>>> Running under: OS X 10.10.1 (Yosemite)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> locale:
> >>>>> [1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8
> >>>>>
> >>>>> attached base packages:
> >>>>> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base
> >>>>>
> >>>>> other attached packages:
> >>>>> [1] effects_3.0-3 lattice_0.20-30 lme4_1.1-7 Rcpp_0.11.2
> Matrix_1.1-5 runjags_1.2.1-0 sm_2.2-5.4 foreign_0.8-63 car_2.0-25
> >>>>>
> >>>>> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> >>>>> [1] coda_0.16-1 colorspace_1.2-4 grid_3.1.3 MASS_7.3-39
> mgcv_1.8-4 minqa_1.2.3 nlme_3.1-120 nloptr_1.0.0
> nnet_7.3-9
> >>>>> [10] parallel_3.1.3 pbkrtest_0.4-2 quantreg_5.11 SparseM_1.6
> splines_3.1.3 tools_3.1.3
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ~n
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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