Stata Light online using a Mac

[Neil Grice]

I am a first time user so please be gentle.
Through my organisation I am trying to use Stata Light (V18) with my MacBook.
It appears the version uses Microsoft file structures (see image)
I am having great difficulty finding the .dta files on my MacBook.
Various attempts have been made to copy the file, use "users/***/****" , dragging the file, none of which works.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Devra Golbe]

Welcome to Statalist.

It's hard to understand your problem. When I run Stata on a PC, it brings up a Windows-style file menu like the one in your screenshot. On a Linux machine, the Open dialog brings up a Linux-style file menu, so I assume when one runs Stata on a Mac it brings up a Mac-style window, whatever that looks like. In any case, Stata ought to be able to read the directory structure of the machine on which it is running. Are you maybe running Stata on a Windows PC remotely from your Macbook?

[Neil Grice]

Devra
Thank you for your prompt response, and apologies for the foggy description.
I am using Stata SE remotely via a link. This uses a company licence. I can only presume the company licence is for a Windows version of Stata. When I access this using my MacBook Pro I can only ee the Windows-style file menu. Whatever I do I simply cannot get the Linux-style file menu.
This is a steep learning curve - I recognise this. I was keen on practising during the weekend but this prevent me accessing a .dta file that somebody has sent to me. I cannot even use the USB drives as these are not part of the windows-stay file structure.

[Devra Golbe]

I don’t think it’s the license per se; I think it’s the machine on which Stata is installed, which is evidently a Windows server. My guess is that you have to put your .dta file someplace the Windows machine sees: its Document folder, or elsewhere on drive C, or on the network drives O, T, or W.