HLP2WINPDF: Stata module to convert Stata's help files into pdf in Windows environment

P. Wilner Jeanty ()

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: hlp2winpdf prints help files for any Stata commands to portable document format (pdf) in Windows Environment. The conversion is done via Ghostscript which must be installed for hlp2winpdf to work. A copy of Ghostscript can be found at http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/. The DOS window will open and close as the conversion is taking place. All generated pdf files are placed in the working directory.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9.2, Windows, Ghostscript
Keywords: help; PDF; Ghostscript (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-01-26, Revised 2010-03-11
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install hlp2winpdf". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/h/hlp2winpdf.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/h/hlp2winpdf.hlp help file (text/plain)

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