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Re: st: Forcing absolute file paths in output


From   Sergiy Radyakin <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: Forcing absolute file paths in output
Date   Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:43:10 -0400

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Scott Merryman
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Using c(pwd) and r(fn) from -graph describe- you can most of it:
>
> graph export "Graph.pdf", as(pdf) replace
> qui graph describe Graph
> disp "(file `=c(pwd)'/`=r(fn)'.pdf written in PDF format)"

no, this is not correct

>
>
> Scott
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I think the short answer is No.
>>
>> But you could always spell out the full path within your command.
>>
>> I guess you don't want to do that, but the only alternative I can
>> think of is writing a program to emit a local macro that cuts down on
>> typing.
>>
>> Nick
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>> On 13 August 2013 16:03, Martin Rune Hansen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Dear all
>>>
>>> Is there a way to force Stata to always write abolute file paths in
>>> the output panel? For exsample, if I export a graph I want Stata to
>>> output
>>>
>>> (file C:\Users\myuser\Documents\Graph.pdf written in PDF format)
>>>
>>> instead of
>>>
>>> (file Graph.pdf written in PDF format)
>>>
>>> I realize that I can make Stat write the full path if I myself specify
>>> an absolute path, but that is not what I am after. I want to be able
>>> to type commands using relative paths and have Stata respond with the
>>> absolute path. Is this possible? Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>       Martin Hansen
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