Shannon Driver
> Fred Wolfe <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know how to obtain in a macro in OS Windows Stata 8.1:
> >
> > 1) the path and file name of a currently open log file
> > 2) the path and file name of a currently open command log file
>
> You can get the path and filename of a currently open log
> file by using the
> -log- command. The path and filename of a currently open
> command log file can
> be obtained by using the -cmdlog- command. When these
> commands are issued with
> no arguments, the path and filename are stored in the saved results.
>
> . log
> log: /home/srd/mylog.smcl, on
> log type: smcl
>
> . return list
>
> macros:
> r(type) : "smcl"
> r(status) : "on"
> r(filename) : "/home/srd/mylog.smcl"
>
> . cmdlog
> cmdlog: /home/srd/mycmdlog.txt, on
>
> . return list
>
> macros:
> r(type) : "text"
> r(status) : "on"
> r(filename) : "/home/srd/mycmdlog.txt"
However, you must access these _before_ using any other
command which is rclass or which uses rclass commands.
That is, if I
log using july2.log
ret li
everything is fine, but if I do
log using july2.log
...
su mpg
ret li
then I cannot see what -log- left behind.
Nick
[email protected]
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