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Re: st: profile.do file
From
Nick Cox <[email protected]>
To
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject
Re: st: profile.do file
Date
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:08:48 +0000
Good correction or clarification. The simpler but also deeper point is
that the executable must be able to find profile.do.
Nick
[email protected]
On 28 November 2013 09:56, <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't think "profile.do" need sit in the same directory as your Stata executable; indeed that may be problematic if you do not have full administrative rights over that directory.
>
> In my own set-up (Windows 7 or, sometimes, Windows XP), I have a desk-top shortcut to Stata. If one right-clicks on the short-cut, and looks in Properties/Start In, you'll see what is stated. I change whatever default is there (often the executable directory) to my directory of choice ("d:\home\stephenj\data" as it happens). And it is in that directory that I have my "profile.do" file.
>
> I strongly recommend using a "profile.do" for all the reasons discussed.
>
> Stephen
> [email protected]
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:04:33 +0000
> From: Nick Cox <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: st: profile.do file
>
> The profile.do file belongs in the same directory or folder as your executable.
>
> By the way, I think you need a really good reason to -set type
> double-. There has been much discussion of this, e.g.. a long thread
> starting at
>
> http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2011-02/msg00943.html
>
> A profile.do file could also include setting up your favourite graph
> scheme and settings for -netio-.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
>
>
> Stephen
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