Re: st: running do files from unix -- can we pass values to the do file?

[Richard Williams <Richard.A.Williams.5@ND.edu>]

At 11:37 AM 2/18/2006, Pablo Mitnik wrote:

> An elegant and efficient alternative would be to be able to pass the 
> values of the locals to the do file when running it, something like:
>
> stata -b do dofile localvalue1 localvalue2 &
>
> Of course, this cannot be done this way.
Come to think of it, you don't even need the -args- command.  Just 
have your do file be something like this:

use "http://www.indiana.edu/~jslsoc/stata/spex_data/ordwarm2.dta";
ologit warm `1' `2', nolog

i.e. refer to the parameters as `1', `2', etc.

If there were inconsistencies across runs, e.g. sometimes the number 
or type of parameters would be different - check out the -syntax- 
command, as it gives you more flexibility if you need it.


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