"command parmest is unrecognized"

[KC Alc]

Hello!

I'd really appreciate any help. I tried installing parmest (ssc install parmest) and I get this error

file c:\ado\plus\next.trk already exists
r(602);

But when I use parmest after running a model to get the estimates, I would get this error

command parmest is unrecognized
r(199);

I also tried deleting the file (c:\ado\plus\next.trk), but Stata says

file c:\ado\plus\next.trk cannot be modified or erased; likely cause is read-only directory or file
r(608);

Anybody had this problem before? Thanks!

[Roman Mostazir]

It is obvious that you have the program installed which is why Stata flagged the reinstallation. Also deleting the file probably won't help, yet if you need to do that, consult your IT administrator for administrative rights to write/delete files on that directory. I would rather check first whether the commands were appropriately fed into Stata, which we do not see here. Please note, you are expected to show us what command you have used so that others can help you. Just saying 'something did not work' does not help anyone. Please read the FAQ section on how to make a meaningful post.

[Friederike Osterndorff]

Hi,

I have the same problem.

I used the command:

net from http://www.stata-journal.com/software/sj3-2/
net describe st0039
net install st0039

which was provided at: http://www.stata.com/users/ddrukker/xtserial/

However, this is the error message occurs:

checking st0039 consistency and verifying not already installed...
installing into c:\ado\plus\...
file c:\ado\plus\next.trk already exists

Any tips will be appreciated.

Thanks

Friederike

[Joseph Coveney]

Use the replace option to net install.

[Friederike Osterndorff]

Hi,

yes I also tried that.

same retun message:

net install st0039, replace
checking st0039 consistency and verifying not already installed...
installing into c:\ado\plus\...
file c:\ado\plus\next.trk already exists
r(602);

[Joseph Coveney]

Well, how about throwing caution to the wind and renaming c:\ado\plus\next.trk to something else, say, c:\ado\plus\next.trk_1, and trying again? You might want to contact StataCorp technical support otherwise.

[KC Alc]

Thanks everybody! The problem was that my computer user account was not the administrator, requiring the administrator password everytime I install something. I got the administrator password and was then able to install this.