TOUCH: Stata module to create a blank data file

Ari Friedman ()

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: touch creates a blank data file of the type specified. This is useful to avoid append loops failing on the first run due to the file not existing, and is a slightly more elegant solution than -cap append-, as append will still abort the program if there is a real problem. It is similar to the UNIX command touch.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9
Keywords: file handling; touch; append (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-01-29, Revised 2009-10-18
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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/t/touch.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/t/touch.hlp help file (text/plain)

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