A modified version of -shellout- (one of the programs associated with
-outreg2-) will accomplish this task. I have been meaning to get this
one done.
*! shellout 1.1 Nov2007
*! by [email protected]
*! originally written to accompany -outreg2-
*
* version history
* 1.0 Oct2005 beta
* 1.1 Nov2007 opens an application without document name
* opens a document with or without "using"
program define shellout
version 8.2
syntax [anything] [using/]
* does the shelling
if "`c(os)'"=="Windows" {
if "`using'"~="" {
winexec cmd /c start "" "`using'"
}
else {
cap winexec `anything'
if _rc==193 {
winexec cmd /c start "" "`anything'"
}
if _rc==601 {
noi di in yel "Cannot find `anything'. Make sure typed the name correctly, and then try again."
}
}
}
else {
di "{opt shellout} probably will not work with `c(os)'"
shell `using'
}
end
EXAMPLES:
shellout wsestata.exe
shellout using tom.xml
shellout tom.xml
shellout yumyum.do
The first line will open another Stata.
The second line will open a document named tom.xml in Excel.
The third line will do the same thing without invoking the "using" syntax.
The fourth line is the equivalent of -do yummy- in another Stata executable.
I'll get a copy to Kit B. to have it uploaded to SSC.
Roy
> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:10:54 -0200 (BRT)
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: st: How to run a program with ! / winexec minimized
>
> Dear list,
>
> Looking at previous messages, I found out other Stata user with the same
> problem as mine.
>
> I would like to invoke a shell from Stata without a visible
> window for the shell.
>
> According to Alan Riley, this would be possible by setting $S_SHELL
> temporarily to contain the name of the executable.
>
> Hence, would it be possible to you to show me how to do that and then set
> Stata as it was by default?
>
> If any newer solution is already available, I will be grateful for any help.
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Tiago
> *
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