Cannot edit do file while executed! Re: st: Race conditions in Statado files?

[Misha Bonch-O <bontchos@email.unc.edu>]

I have experienced interesting problem that is somewhat related to your question:

If I edit and save a do file WHILE it is being executed, that often causes Stata to stop, usually with syntax error.  I made a conclusion that Stata does not load file in memory, but reads it line by line. That caused me several incovinient moments, untill I learned not to do that. 
Misha Bonch-Osmolovski 

Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 16:36:22 -0500
From: David Kantor <dkantor@jhu.edu>
Subject: Re: st: Race conditions in Stata do files?

At 11:32 AM 1/13/2004 -0800, Daniel Sabath wrote:


> > I have a question that is a little odd and geeky.
> >
> > If I have a master do file which calls a bunch of other do files, at what
> > point are those subsidiary do files read into memory?
> >
> > Assume
> > Master.do -> proc1.do
> >           -> proc2.do
> >           -> proc3.do
> >
> > Assume that proc2.do takes some time to process. Are proc1-3 read into
> > memory at the time that master.do is run or are they loaded as they are
> > called in order. In other words is it possible to start master.do, edit
> > proc3.do before it is called and have the changes take effect when it is
> > called?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dan
>  
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