Please ensure you are using the latest version of WordStat for Stata by going to the update section of our website.We started making our games for both PC and Mac with Game #22 Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister. At this time, HeR Interactive is developing all of our new games for the Mac, as well as PC. If you encounter other issues please contact us by email so we can assess them. If prompted select “Do not change Firewall Settings.” When using Wineskin some users have experienced difficulties accessing the internet when Norton personal firewall is used.The processing is slower for some functions.A few popup menus may not work correctly.
However, the WordStat manual in PDF format is available on the Provalis Research website, can be downloaded and is fully searchable. We are working to resolve them but we do not believe they will distract from your analysis.
There are still some known issues related to the software when using Wineskin. Under the General tab, you will need to change the value for “Allow applications downloaded from:” to Anywhere. * If you get an error message saying that Wineskin Winery is damaged, you will need to change your Security and Privacy settings under the System preferences menu.
You will be prompted to install WordStat for Stata.You will need to select the WordStat for Stata setup file named exe that you previously downloaded from. Click Choose Setup Executable and a popup menu will appear.In the main window, click Install Software.In the Finder, double click on the WordStat app under the Wineskin folder.Once it is done, click on the View wrapper in Finder.A dialog box similar to this one will appear.You will then need to wait a moment for the configuration to take place. Once it is done, click Create New Blank Wrapper.In the dropdown list, select the latest version (usually the first item in the list).If there is already an engine, click on the + button to make you that you have the latest engine installed. If the Installed Engines list is empty, click on the + button to add a new engine.A dialog box like the one below will appear. Make sure that Stata 13 to 16 is installed in the following folder: /Applications/Stata/.To install WordStat for Stata on a Mac with Wineskin:
Below are the links for instructions on how to install WordStat for Stata with Wineskin. We currently support two Wine solutions, the free one: Wineskin, and the commercial one CrossOver by CodeWeaver. Now the work is done and WordStat for Stata can be installed on a Mac and be executed from Stata for Mac. We had to make some changes to WordStat and to the installation process. WordStat had to run on the Mac side under Wine and be able to exchange information with Stata for Mac. The major challenge was to have a Mac application communicating with a Windows application which is simply not possible with typical solutions like Parallels, VMWare Fusion, or Bootcamp. One of the requests we received when we released WordStat for Stata in 2015 was to develop the ability for people to be able to use WordStat for Stata on the Mac computer platform. WordStat for Stata content analysis and text mining software now supports two solutions for use on Mac computers.