Gary,
Thanks very much for the explanation.
Tom
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Gary Longton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ado-file lines that start with *! are echoed by the -which- command,
> primarily to allow for easy version identification.
>
> Typically, programmers will include in their ado-files such a line with, at
> minimum, the (external) version number for the ado and the program
> version/revision date.
> However, any line included in the ado that starts with *! in the first two
> columns will be displayed by -which-.
>
> Eg. if -hprescott- has been installed:
>
> . which hprescott
> f:\ado\stbplus\h\hprescott.ado
> *! hprescott 1.0.7 CFBaum 01aug2006
>
> - Gary
>
> Thomas Jacobs wrote:
>>
>> Hi, can someone tell me the purpose of appending ! to the comment
>> indicator at the start of an ado file such as :
>>
>> . ssc type hprescott.ado
>>
>> *! hprescott 1.0.7 CFBaum 01aug2006
>> * from hprescott(8).ado 1.0.4 18jun2006
>>
>> remaining output cut off
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Tom
>>
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