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Title
[P] plugin -- Load a plugin
Syntax
program handle , plugin [using(filespec)]
Description
In addition to using ado-files and Mata, you can add new commands to
Stata by using the C language by following a set of programming
conventions and dynamically linking your compiled library into Stata.
The program command with the plugin option finds plugins and loads
(dynamically links) them into Stata.
Options
plugin specifies that plugins be found and loaded into Stata.
using(filespec) specifies a file, filespec, containing the plugin. If
you do not specify using(), program assumes that the file is named
handle.plugin and can be found along the ado-path.
Remarks
Plugins are most useful for methods that require the greatest possible
speed and involve heavy looping, recursion, or other computationally
demanding approaches. They may also be useful if you have a solution
that is already programmed in C.
For complete documentation on plugin programming and loading compiled
programs into Stata, see
http://www.stata.com/plugins/
Also see
Manual: [P] plugin
Help: [M-0] mata, [P] program
