DOCD: Stata module to change the working directory before executing a do-file

Hendri Adriaens ()
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Hendri Adriaens: Centerdata, The Netherlands

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: docd and runcd are similar and do four things. They will remember the current directory, change the working directory to the path of the do-file, do respectively run the do-file and then change the working directory back again. The programs can be used in do-files that are themselves executed by docd or runcd.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 17
Keywords: programming; do-files (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-04-28, Revised 2024-09-18
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install docd". 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/d/docd.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/d/docd.sthlp help file (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/r/runcd.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/r/runcd.sthlp help file (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/s/splitpath.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/s/splitpath.sthlp help file (text/plain)

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