IHELP: Stata module to display the help documents in PDF format using the default browser

Yujun Lian () and Yongli Chen
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Yujun Lian: Department of Finance, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Yongli Chen: Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: 玉君 连 ()

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: ihelp displays the help documents of the specified commands via browsers. help displays the help documents in a simple but inconvenient manner, while Stata manual offers detailed command instructions, and the relevant PDF formats also have better reading experiences. ihelp can open more detailed help documents in PDF format via the browser, which can facilitate reading and translation; it can also list commands similar to the specified command from the Stata manual.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 14
Keywords: help files; programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-06-17, Revised 2023-11-18
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install ihelp". 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/i/ihelp.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/h/hhelp.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/i/ihelp.sthlp help file (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/i/ihelpFile-URL:h ... ec/bocode/_/cn.sthlp help file (text/plain)
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