Re: st: limited space in dofile

[Roger Newson <roger.newson@kcl.ac.uk>]

At 11:52 04/12/02 +0100, Peter Haan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Stata do-file-editor is limited to a maximum number of characters (32 
> 000). Is it possible (how?) to change this setting?
IMHO, the best way is probably to use a different editor (eg PFE or 
TextPad) for editing Stata do-files.

In my system, the .do extension is associated with TextPad, so that, if I 
click on a Stata do-file, then it is not run, but it is opened in TextPad. 
I can then launch Stata from inside TextPad, using the Tools menu provided 
by TextPad. In the past, I have done the same with PFE, which is nearly as 
good as TextPad, and which is free.

For information on the various alternative editors to use with Stata 
do-files, Peter might like to refer to the Web page on this subject at

http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/docs/textEditors.html

I hope this helps.

Roger


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