Re: st: Re: do-file hygeine

[Michael McCulloch <mm@pinest.org>]

Thanks! Didn't know about cmdlog; seems a good way to build do-files 
without cut-and-paste!


> You are welcome! I am very much a beginner myself in this area, and 
> I sincerely hope that Kit`s book will help me improve...
>
> What I have learned, though, is that you must make sure you still 
> understand what you did half a year ago when that report comes back 
> where the referee says that you should really have included another 
> year in your panel. A good way to do that is to have your do-files 
> instruct Stata to keep both a-log-file, recording all screen output, 
> and a command log. From my experience, many users do not know about 
> -cmdlog-s, and if they do, they misunderstand the mechanism that 
> allows simultaneous -log-ging and -cmdlog-ging. The trick is that 
> there is a handle (the -name- option) which is distinct from the 
> -filename-...
>
> HTH
> Martin
> _______________________
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael McCulloch" <mm@pinest.org>
> To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:41 PM
> Subject: Re: st: Re: do-file hygeine
>
>
> > Just what I was looking for. Thanks Martin!
> >
> > > Sure you did not miss this recent thread:
> > > http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2008-09/msg00749.html
> > >
> > > HTH
> > > Martin _______________________
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael McCulloch" <mm@pinest.org>
> > > To: "Statalist" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:08 PM
> > > Subject: st: do-file hygeine
> > >
> > > > Dear members of Statalist,
> > > > Using Stata has helped me realize an innate and compulsive need 
> > > > for attention to detail. When it comes to good research practices 
> > > > in general, I've learned good habits from my teachers and from 
> > > > this paper:
> > > >
> > > > Schreier AA, Wilson K, Resnik D. Academic research 
> > > > record-keeping: best practices for individuals, group leaders, 
> > > > and institutions. Acad Med 2006;81(1):42-7.
> > > >
> > > > However, when it comes to Stata in particular, I'm feeling that 
> > > > learning structured approaches from others would be useful. I'd 
> > > > appreciate any pointers toward good do-file hygeine, i.e. 
> > > > management practices to maximize good record keeping, with 
> > > > resulting least likelihood of overlooking important details.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes,
> > > > Michael McCulloch
> > > >
> > > >
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