Re: st: profile.do file

[Alan Neustadtl <alan.neustadtl@gmail.com>]

I use global macros in my profile.do file to reassign function keys.
For example, I use one dataset for teaching and to make it easier to
load I program the F6 key to run a small .do file which increases
maxvar and uses the data file.  I also maintain a a Stata usersite for
my classes and I program my F7 key to -net from- that site.

Those two commands in my profile.do file look like these:

global F6 do "C:\Users\Documents\My Research\GSS\gss.do";
global F7 net from http://terp.umd.edu/~smilex3md/stata;

Best,
Alan



On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Lisa Wang <lhwang0925@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Nick.
>
> The set type to double is more like an example but appreciate you
> pointing this out to me.
>
> Would you mind elaborating in a simple example of how I could set up
> graph options in the profile.do file
>
> Also, apart from doing -set XXX - what other options can be specified
> in this file? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks again,
> Lisa
>
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The profile.do file belongs in the same directory or folder as your executable.
>>
>> By the way, I think you need a really good reason to -set type
>> double-. There has been much discussion of this, e.g.. a long thread
>> starting at
>>
>> http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2011-02/msg00943.html
>>
>> A profile.do file could also include setting up your favourite graph
>> scheme and settings for -netio-.
>>
>> Nick
>> njcoxstata@gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On 27 November 2013 08:34, Lisa Wang <lhwang0925@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Statlisters,
>>>
>>> This seems like a very basic question. I have a question about the
>>> profile.do do-file as in how do I create it (as I know that Stata will
>>> automatically execute it).
>>>
>>> Do I just have it as a new do-file then where would I store this for
>>> it to execute? Would I store it in my pwd of the dataset I am using or
>>> in the actual file that Stata is installed?
>>>
>>> Apart from defining settings like:
>>> set logtype text
>>> set type double
>>> set more off
>>>
>>> What else could I define?
>>>
>>> I already read the help profilew entry but would like some more
>>> suggestions or pointers. Thank you.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Lisa
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