set more off
capture log close
capture log using natl1987.log, replace
capture set mem 1000m

** -----------------------------------------------; 
** This program reads the 1987 NCHS Natality Detail Data File 
** by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , Thu Oct 18 14:36:44 EDT 2012          
** 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 natl1987                           
** -----------------------------------------------;

** 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 "/homes/data/natality/ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Datasets/DVS/natality/Nat1987.dat"

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

local dta_name "/homes/data/natality/1987/natl1987"

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

local dct_name "natl1987.dct"

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

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

note: by Jean Roth, jroth@nber.org Thu Oct 18 14:36:44 EDT 2012
compress
saveold "`dta_name'",replace
** Run commands from directory with data
capture erase natl1987.dta.zip 
! zip natl1987.dta.zip natl1987.dta
capture erase natl1987.dta
exit


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