Re: st: I use different computers and lost track of my files

[Sebastian Baumeister <baum_statal@web.de>]

you could use a global macro and then use. then you only have to change 
the macro var.

global p ""I:\mydata\stata\whatever1\"

use "$p\data.dta", clear

Oleksandr Shepotylo schrieb:


> Hi dear statalist users,
>
> I am using a flash drive with stata files on it. When I move from one 
> computer to another computer,  flash drive can change the name from, 
> for example, "I:\" to "G:\" and I have to edit my files.
> Is there a way to say to Stata the letter where the flash drive is 
> located and put that letter in a macro that can be later used in my 
> programms?
>
> More generally, any tips on how to organaze the workflow when you move 
> from one workplace to another?
>
> Best
>
> Oleksandr Shepotylo
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