I just think one risk should be flagged.
This arises from Joseph's code which
automatically -replace-s previously
installed packages. Naturally, this is
the main point of his program,
BUT
installing everything willy-nilly could,
in extremis, overwrite your own programs,
or any other user-written programs, of
the same name as those on SSC.
If you follow StataCorp
advice and place them in PERSONAL not
PLUS (see results of -adopath-), this won't
happen, but it's not guaranteed otherwise.
Note also that a package with a given name
can include several programs with quite
different names.
Naturally, this is also true of -ssc- used
by itself, as you can
. ssc inst foo, replace
and then find that your own -foo- (or -bar-) has
been zapped if you put it in the wrong place.
But it's the difference between
a shotgun and a revolver fired randomly.
Nick
[email protected]
Joseph Coveney
> Fredrik Wallenberg wrote:
>
> Would it be possible to write a package that could check for updates
> of my installed ado files (the ones installed from ssc). I'm sure I'm
> not the only one that simply types -update all- every now and then and
> would love to do the same from user created packages.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> I've got the following do-file for this in my Stata
> directory, and a pointer
> to it tied to a function button in my profile.ado file. I'm
> not sure why I
> didn't make it an ado-file and place it in my personal ado
> directory. In
> too much of a hurry, I guess.
>
> I believe that, even if a lot of people run it often, it
> wouldn't put an
> undue load on the SSC server . . .
>
> Joseph Coveney
>
> ---------updater.do---------
> clear
> set more off
> quietly ssc whatsnew
> insheet using ssc_results.smcl
> drop if substr(v1, 1, 1) == "{"
> split v1, generate(stub) parse(":")
> drop if substr(stub3, -1, 1) != "}"
> replace stub3 = lower(subinstr(stub3, "}", "", .))
> levels stub3
> foreach package in `r(levels)' {
> capture noisily ssc install `package'.pkg
> if _rc == 602 {
> capture noisily ssc install `package'.pkg, replace
> }
> }
> clear
> erase ssc_results.smcl
> exit
> -------------------------
>
> profile.ado has the following lines in it:
>
> global F4 "update query;"
> global F5 "ssc whatsnew;"
> global F6 "myfindit "
> global F7 "do C:\Progra~1\Stata\updater;"
>
> In case you're curious, myfindit.ado is in the personal
> directory. It's
> just a wrapper to perform -findit- like I want it done:
>
> ------------myfindit.ado----------------
> program define myfindit
> version 8.1
> syntax anything
> set more off
> findit_7 "`anything'", noview
> set more on
> end
> ----------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
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