Mi import ice error

[Alicia Croft]

Hello,

I am trying to use the mi import ice command to convert my data so that I can run the mi estimate command, but I get an error saying that _mi is not found. I am rather stumped with how to proceed since this seems like a fairly straight forward process according to the manual. Below is the code that I have. Thanks in advance for the help!

Best
Alicia

use "F:\PISA data\imputed data 11-26-14.dta", clear
mi import ice, automatic

mi import ice, automatic
variable _mi not found
(error in option id())
r(111);

[Federico Tedeschi]

I've just fought with the same problem in the last half an hour. The solution I found was to save the dataset with values imputed with "ice" with a different name. In fact, I was going on saving the file with the same name (that is allowed, through the "replace" option) and was receiving a confirmation message that the file had been saved, but I was going on seeing always the same date and time for the last save. Even deleting the file and saving it again with the same name didn't help.