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Re: st: Merging Do-Files
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SAM MCCAW <[email protected]>
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Re: st: Merging Do-Files
Date
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:37:00 -0400
That's perfect. Thanks a lot.
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Maarten Buis <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 6:21 PM, SAM MCCAW <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I have about 23 Stata do-files which I would like to merge into one
>> do-file. Is there a way to merge do-files in Stata withtout copying
>> and pasting each do file into a single one?
>
> It is often better to keep separate parts of a project in separate do
> files, and call them all in one master .do file. That way you have the
> advantage of smaller more easily maintainable .do files and the
> advantage of having to run only one (master) .do file when you want to
> run the entire project in one go.
>
> Typically your master.do file will consist of only a few lines like:
> do dataprep1.do
> do dataprep2.do
> do analysis1.do
> do graph1.do
> etc.
>
> probably supplemented with some useful comments to document what do
> file does what.
>
> -- Maarten
>
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