Stata now executes
sysprofile.do, if it exists, in addition to
profile.do when Stata is launched. This allows
system administrators to provide global customization. See [GS]
Appendix A: More on starting and exiting Stata.
New command adoupdate automates the process of
updating user-written ado-files; see [R]
adoupdate.
New command hsearch searches the help files for
specified words and presents a ranked, clickable list in the Viewer; see [R]
hsearch.
Stata’s help files are now named
*.sthlp rather than
*.hlp, meaning that user-written help files can
be sent via email more easily. Many email filters flag
.hlp files as potential virus carriers because
Stata was not the only one to use the
.hlp suffix. You need not rename your old help
files. See [R]
help.
There are now console versions of Stata/SE and Stata/MP for Mac,
just as there are for Unix. They are included on the installation CD and
installed automatically.
Stata’s in command modifier now accepts
F and L as synonyms
for f and l, meaning
first and last observations.
Multiple log files may be opened simultaneously; see [R]
log.
