Look at the -shell- command, it allows you to execute a windows
command from stata.
For example:
shell xcopy "C:/My Folder" "G:/My Other Folder" /I
Will copy the contents of "my folder" to a new folder called "my other
folder" located on the G drive.
Check the help for xcopy (you need to do this: start menu, execute,
cmd, help xcopy - at least in winxp) in order to get more options
(copying hidden folders, overwriting files automatically, etc).
Cheers,
Sergio
PS: As stated before, your mileage may vary depending on your operating system.
On 12/17/06, Rodrigo Martell <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to include code to copy a folder that sits on my C drive to another drive, say G drive.
so I want to copy the folder "C:/My folder" (and all its contents) to "G:/My other folder".
I can do this with single files using -copy- but I'd like to do this more efficiently with a single command to copy the entire folder.
I've searched the list and the help files but can't find what I'm looking for.
I'd appreciate a hand.
Cheers,
Rodrigo
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