Re: Cannot edit do file while executed! Re: st: Race conditions inStata do files?

[David Kantor <dkantor@jhu.edu>]

At 04:03 AM 1/14/2004 -0500, Misha Bonch-Osmolovski  wrote:
> I have experienced interesting problem that is somewhat related to your 
> question:
>
> If I edit and save a do file WHILE it is being executed, that often causes 
> Stata to stop, usually with syntax error.  I made a conclusion that Stata 
> does not load file in memory, but reads it line by line. That caused me 
> several incovinient moments, untill I learned not to do that.
> [...]
Of course.

The situation that Daniel asked about is a bit different in that he has one 
do-file calling another.

Master.do -> proc1.do
          -> proc2.do
          -> proc3.do

He wants to edit proc3.do.  The fact that proc1.do and proc2.do are 
do-files is irrelevant. All that matters is that what comes before proc3.do 
takes enough time that he might be able to edit it before it gets called. 
He needs to finish editing proc3.do by that time.  If he's not finished by 
that time, then he would have the same kind of "incovinient moment" that 
you mentioned.

-- David


David Kantor
Institute for Policy Studies
Johns Hopkins University
dkantor@jhu.edu
410-516-5404

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