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Re: st: run stata in a batch mode using do file
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Brendan Halpin <[email protected]>
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Re: st: run stata in a batch mode using do file
Date
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:16:13 +0100
On Wed, Sep 19 2012, tashi lama wrote:
> Out of curiosity, why is it that stata can't run ado file directly in a
> batch mode? It is very inconvenient for someone like me who prefer to
> write adofile than a do file because it is faster and better in
> design(arguments arent positional).
An ado-file simply defines and makes available a command. It doesn't
"do" anything, in the sense of carrying out actions on data or creating
output.
Brendan
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