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> On 9/22/03 3:56 PM, "Nick Cox" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Danielle H. Ferry
> >>
> >> Not sure if there is a solution to this, but I figured I'd
> >> throw it out
> >> there. I have an external hard drive which I use on both a
> >> Mac (OS X) and a
> >> PC (Win XP). I write all my Stata work to this HD. I
> >> sometimes call datasets
> >> or do-files from directories other than the one in which I
> >> am working. In
> >> this case, it is necessary to list the full pathname. The
> >> problem is that
> >> the pathname is specified with ":" as separators (i.e.,
> >> :hd:bigdirectory:smallerdirectory:filename.do) on a Mac but
> >> with "\" on a PC
> >> (i.e., C:\bigdirectory\smallerdirectory\filename.do).
> >> Notice also, that a
> >> Mac indicates the hard drive name by putting a ":" in front
> >> of the pathname
> >> and a PC specifies the hard drive name by putting a ":\"
> >> after the hard
> >> drive name. Much thanks for any ideas!
> >
> > I am not clear quite how this is biting you,
> > but Stata provides a dirsep which depends on
> > your platform.
> >
> > In Stata 7, this is accessed by `: dirsep'
> > and in Stata 8 by `c(dirsep)'.
> >
> > Nick
> > [email protected]
>
> I don't understand what you are referring to. The problem I
> have is that
> suppose I write a do-file that has one line that looks like this:
>
> use :C:stata:auto, clear
>
> This will work fine when I run on my Mac. If I try to run on
> a PC, however,
> I will have to change the line to:
>
> use C:\stata\auto, clear
>
> Each time I go back and forth between the Mac & PC, I will
> have to change
> the way the pathname is specified.
>
> -Danielle
I think you construct a string representing the pathname using c(dirsep)
instead of a particular symbol, then when the command is run, Stata reurns
the OS-specific character, builds the appropriate string and can access the
intended file.
I haven't done it, but a look at the help for c(dirsep) certainly leads in
that direction. Maybe someone with cross-platform experience can clarify.
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