Re: st: How to get -project- to log in text instead of smcl.

[Roberto Ferrer <refp16@gmail.com>]

Robert,

I like that option too.

Bests,
Roberto

On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Robert Picard <picard@netbox.com> wrote:
> Sometimes computers are pretty picky, try
>
> translate "`master'/hello.smcl" "hello.log", replace
>
> (with the "smcl" instead of "scml").
>
> For a more general solution to those who would like text log files,
> how about an extra option on the -project, do()- call, as in:
>
> project, do(hello.do) txtlog
>
> Robert
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Jorge Eduardo Pérez Pérez
> <jorge_perez@brown.edu> wrote:
>> Thank you for the guidance.
>>
>> I understand your arguments for smcl, this is definitely a personal
>> preference. I usually use Notepad ++ for Stata dofiles, and I want to
>> see my dofiles and logs in the same window. smcl puts a lot of clutter
>> in my logfiles when reading from a external text editor that does not
>> interpret smcl.
>>
>> A smcl language definition for Notepad ++ would solve my problem partially.
>>
>> At the moment, I am trying to put calls to -translate- after execution
>> of the embedded dofiles but it fails on the first call. I think it
>> fails on the first run because the smcl files have not yet been
>> created. This would imply the translate commands will not work if I
>> try a fresh rebuild after using project, rmcreated.
>>
>> Here's an example, My master dofile is:
>>
>> project, doinfo
>> local master "`r(pdir)'"
>> local doname "`r(dofile)'"
>> project, do(hello.do)
>> translate "`master'/hello.scml" "hello.log", replace
>> project, do(hello2.do)
>> translate "`master'/hello2.scml" "hello2.log", replace
>>
>> And my nested dofiles hello and hello2 are both the same:
>>
>> di "Hello World"
>>
>> If I try to build my project, the -translate- calls crash. This does
>> not change if I remove the `master' part from the dofiles adresses.
>> See the log at the end.
>>
>> Is there any way to solve this? Thanks!
>>
>> . project, setup
>> r; t=0.13 15:20:29
>>
>> . project , setmaster("C:\Users\JorgeEduardo\Dropbox\test\master.do")
>> +--------------------------------------------+
>> |                  Project                   |
>> |                                            |
>> | Name    Full path to directory             |
>> |--------------------------------------------|
>> | master  C:/Users/JorgeEduardo/Dropbox/test |
>> +--------------------------------------------+
>> r; t=0.03 15:20:34
>>
>> . project master, build
>>
>>
>> Project directory : C:/Users/JorgeEduardo/Dropbox/test
>>
>> C:/Users/JorgeEduardo/Dropbox/test/master_files.dta not found or not
>> in Stata format
>> Build start: 12 Nov 2013, 15:20:42
>> ===================================================================================================
>> project master > do-file uses original: "master.do" filesig(3095391302:230)
>> (note: file C:\Users\JorgeEduardo\Dropbox\test\master.smcl not found)
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>       name:  plog_1
>>        log:  C:\Users\JorgeEduardo\Dropbox\test\master.smcl
>>   log type:  smcl
>>  opened on:  12 Nov 2013, 15:20:42
>>
>> . project, doinfo
>> project master > Project Name: master
>> project master > Project Dir.: C:/Users/JorgeEduardo/Dropbox/test
>> project master > Build start : 12nov2013, 15:20:42
>> project master > Do-file Name: master.do
>>
>> . local master "`r(pdir)'"
>>
>> . local doname "`r(dofile)'"
>>
>> . project, do(hello.do)
>> project master > do-file uses original: "hello.do" filesig(54926172:16)
>> (note: file C:\Users\JorgeEduardo\Dropbox\test\hello.smcl not found)
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>       name:  plog_2
>>        log:  C:\Users\JorgeEduardo\Dropbox\test\hello.smcl
>>   log type:  smcl
>>  opened on:  12 Nov 2013, 15:20:43
>>
>> .
>> end of do-file
>>       name:  plog_2
>>        log:  C:\Users\JorgeEduardo\Dropbox\test\hello.smcl
>>   log type:  smcl
>>  closed on:  12 Nov 2013, 15:20:43
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> project master > do-file creates: "hello.smcl" filesig(3005518999:444)
>>
>> . translate "`master'/hello.scml" "hello.log", replace
>> file C:/Users/JorgeEduardo/Dropbox/test/hello.scml not found
>> r(601);
>>
>> end of do-file
>>       name:  plog_1
>>        log:  C:\Users\JorgeEduardo\Dropbox\test\master.smcl
>>   log type:  smcl
>>  closed on:  12 Nov 2013, 15:20:43
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> r(601); t=0.14 15:20:43
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------
>> Jorge Eduardo Pérez Pérez
>> Graduate Student
>> Department of Economics
>> Brown University
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Robert Picard <picard@netbox.com> wrote:
>>> This has been discussed previously on statalist, with a thread starting with:
>>>
>>> http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2013-08/msg00492.html
>>>
>>> Generally, I feel that text formatted log files lose visual
>>> information and functionality (hyperlinks) compared to smcl. At any
>>> time, -translate- can be used to convert from smcl to text (or PDF) so
>>> I don't quite understand the need for text log files.
>>>
>>> One of the reasons why -project- ignores the -set logtype- is that,
>>> like globals, its scope extends beyond the currently running do-file.
>>> What happens if you change the log format interactively; does that
>>> invalidate the whole build? What happens if you include a -set
>>> logtype- within a do-file; is -project- supposed to remember the
>>> setting if the do-file is skipped in a subsequent build?
>>>
>>> On the other hand, I suppose there could be an overall setting for
>>> each project. I'll put this on my list of things to think about.
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Jorge Eduardo Pérez Pérez
>>> <jorge_perez@brown.edu> wrote:
>>>> I have been using the user written command -project- by Robert Picard,
>>>> version 1.2.0 on Stata 13.1.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to make project produce log files in .txt extension
>>>> instead of the default smcl? -project- seems to override Stata's -set
>>>> logfile- settings.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> --------------------------------------------
>>>> Jorge Eduardo Pérez Pérez
>>>> Graduate Student
>>>> Department of Economics
>>>> Brown University
>>>>
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