set more off
capture log close
capture log using natl1975.log, replace
capture set mem 1000m

/*------------------------------------------------
  This program reads the 1975 NCHS Natality Detail Data File
  by Jean Roth Thu Nov  8 16:52:35 EST 2007
  Please report errors to jroth@nber.org 
  NOTE:  This program is distributed under the GNU GPL.
  See end of this file and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ for details.
  Run with do natl1975
----------------------------------------------- */

/* The following line should contain
   the complete path and name of the raw data file.
   On a PC, use backslashes in paths as in C:\  */

local dat_name "/tmp/Nat1975.dat"

/* The following line should contain the path to your output '.dta' file */

local dta_name "./natl1975"

/* The following line should contain the path to the data dictionary file */

local dct_name "./natl1975.dct"

/* The following line should contain the complete path and name of the compressed data file. */

local compressed "/homes/data/natality/ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Datasets/DVS/natality/Nat1975.zip"

** Removing dat_name
capture rm `dat_name'

** Uncompressing the raw data file to /tmp
! unzip -p `compressed' > "`dat_name'"

/* The line below does NOT need to be changed */

infile using "`dct_name'", using("`dat_name'") clear


** Removing the temp file when finished
! rm -f "`dat_name'"

note: by Jean Roth, jroth@nber.org Thu Nov  8 16:52:35 EST 2007
save /homes/data/natality/1975/natl1975,replace
** Run commands from directory with data
capture erase /homes/data/natality/1975/natl1975.dta.zip
! zip /homes/data/natality/1975/natl1975.dta.zip /homes/data/natality/1975/natl1975.dta
capture erase /homes/data/natality/1975/natl1975.dta

/*
Copyright 2007 shared by the National Bureau of Economic Research and Jean Roth

National Bureau of Economic Research.
1050 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
jroth@nber.org

This program and all programs referenced in it are free software. You
can redistribute the program or modify it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307
USA.
*/