Re: st: how to run do files in two computers, one with Windows XP, another with Vista

[Glenn Hoetker <ghoetker@uiuc.edu>]

I have a quasi-manual approach for this.  Early in the do file, I have  
two lines

	local basedir c:/xxx/xxxx
	local basedir f:/xxx/xxxx

Then, later in the file, I'll have a line like

	cd `basedir'

So, whenever I move, I just comment out the non-relevant line at the  
top.  I still have to change something manually, but just in one place.

G.



Glenn Hoetker
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On Jun 3, 2008, at 4:15 PM, Adrian de la Garza wrote:


> Hello everyone!
>
> Quick question regarding running do files in two separate computers.  
> My old laptop and my desktop both have Windows XP and I've been  
> running my do files with lines with the following contents:
>
> cd "C:\documents and settings\adrian\my documents\research\"
>
> and I've never had any problems. Now I have a new laptop with  
> Windows Vista and the directory where My Documents are saved no  
> longer comes after "documents and settings"...
>
> what can I do in this case? Do I need to change all of my do files  
> or is there an easier fix?
>
> Thank you!!
>
> Adrian
>
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