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How to keep track of your ado-files

How to keep track of your ado-files. W.J. Graveland, University Hospital Rotterdam-Daniel Department of Statistics. Example: SITE-directory DDHK. 345 ado-files 128 help-files three authors: WvP, BvdH and WG. Problems with rising numbers of ado-files:.

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How to keep track of your ado-files

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  1. How to keep track of your ado-files W.J. Graveland, University Hospital Rotterdam-Daniel Department of Statistics

  2. Example: SITE-directory DDHK • 345 ado-files • 128 help-files • three authors: WvP, BvdH and WG

  3. Problems with rising numbers of ado-files: • Which do I have • Which are still necessary • Which are called by other ado-files • Who made a certain ado-file

  4. Conventions At our department we have the rule to start each ado-file in the same way, per example : *dtatodbf.ado WvP/BvdH, 26/03/02 *first version 30/09/97 *Transfers a dta file to dbf file, using DBMSCOPY Our dataset contains later: name author dfirst dlast DTATODBF WvP-BvdH 30sep1997 26mar2002 (and more variables)

  5. Search your own ado-files The commands “search and findit” use (also) stata*.key files to find files which apply to the keyword you give. If the key-option is specified , a stata2.key file is generated (was not in use now, but can be in the future) discussion : use of stata2.key is doubtfull. Maybe stata can also search for site.key, with search and findit commands.

  6. Adoinf.ado: • Example of syntax : • adoinf remake detail max(400) kw(DDHK) • key authors(WvP;BvdH;WG) • This command generates : • adoinf.dta : each observation is an adofile. The variables • contain properties of the adofile • ….\UPDATES\s\stata2.key

  7. Some variables: name Name ado file dsaved Date last saved dfirst date of first version dlast date of last version author Author nado # ado-files from same folder called ado1 ADO subroutines [1] ado2 ADO subroutines [2] ado3 ADO subsubroutines

  8. Some variables(2): ncalled # files using this program called ADO-files using this program keywords keywords oneliner describing function of ado-file help helpfile available dhelp date of help version

  9. Use and contact The program becomes available coming week. Type on your computer: findit adoinf If there are troubles or suggestions: email : graveland@stah.azr.nl

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