r(602) error - package already installed but cannot access ado files

[Samuel Van Bael]

Dear all,

I have an issue when I try to install the ssc package 'asdoc'.

In the past I have always been able to install the package without any issues, but now I get different types of warnings, being:

r(602), r(603), r(699)

The error always occurs when Stata checks whether the package is already downloaded, which is when it finds earlier installed packages and produces an error. I have tried two things:

1.replacing the installed package with

ssc install ascode, replace

, but then it generates the same r(602) error stating that the ado file already exist

2. deleting the installed package, but then it gives the error that the package does not exist. Which is why I used

ado dir

to see what packages are installed and the output (see below) shows that 'asdoc' is indeed not installed. I have found the same error with other packages I have installed in the past (e.g. nnmatch package)PS: I can only access Stata through a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure of my uni, meaning that the program is not downloaded on my pc, but runs on the servers of the university.



PS: I am using Stata 14.2 through a Virtual Desktop Interface from Uni, meaning that I cannot download Stata on my PC, but that it runs on my uni's servers.

Thanks for all your advice,

Samuel

[Attaullah Shah]

You should first uninstall asdoc completely using the following code, then reinstall asdoc and then restart your Stata.

 net install uninstall_asdoc, from(http://fintechprofessor.com) replace  
uninstall_asdoc  
ssc install asdoc, replace

[Talha Hyder]

Thank you Attaullah, this helped a lot