Re: st: Setting default .do file template?

[Rebecca Pope <rebecca.a.pope@gmail.com>]

Hi Andrew,
What do you mean by default template? Just the font, color, etc? Or
pre-programming a set of commands that you always put in your do-files
(this is what Scott Long advises in Ch 3 of Workflow).

If the former, change the preferences in Stata. If the latter, it is
just a matter of typing of creating a new .do file (call it e.g.
template.do), saving it in a location common to all of your projects,
and then starting with that file. Personally, I'd save it somewhere
with an easy to remember file path so you can just type -doedit
"filepath\template.do"- when you want to start a new file.

p.s. I know what you mean by search results... I tried to search for
your message to make sure there were no replies yet (had some delay
issues lately). Your post didn't even show up in the archives w/ the
search "do file template"; I had to browse by date!

Best,
Rebecca


On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 5:55 AM, <graupel75@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> My question: how to personalize the default .do file template when
> opening a new .do file editor?
>
> I had thought I saw a note in John Long's "Workflow of Data Analysis"
> book, but alas.... I've also done quite a few searches of the archives
> as well, but the search terms are too general. My apologies, as I
> suspect this has been aired before.
>
> cheers-
> Andrew Lover
>
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