STATA 11 for Windows SAMPLE SESSION - Food Security Group ...

Stata 11 Sample Session Section 0 – File structure and Basic Operations for Stata 11
or type:
log using session1, append text
The above command opens a file to record the session and uses
ASCII format. This file can be opened in any text editor or word
processor.
The cmdlog using command The other type of log file records only the commands and not the
output from the commands. The command is
cmdlog
This command creates a file that records only the commands.
cmdlog using session1, append
In the Stata
Command
window, type:
A file is opened which is named “session1.txt", and information will
be appended to anything that already exists in this file.
The log close command To close the log, in the Command window, type
log close
Reminder: The log file that is written in SMCL format can only
be opened in Stata. It is a specific format as mentioned earlier. If
you want to share your commands and results from the log files with
another person who might not have Stata, you should save your log
files in the TEXT format with the extension of .log. Any editor or
word processor can open this file. However, in the word processor,
the font must be set to a fixed font, such as Courier New.
Otherwise, the output will be difficult to read.
3. Do files -Stata commands (Extension *.do)
A “.do” file contains commands that Stata can execute. The “do” file
is created in the Do-file Editor. The user can type commands or
paste commands into the editor. Other ways to create a do file are:
a) You can create a log file that contains only the commands,
using the “cmdlog” command, see above.
b) You can select the Review window, click the right mouse
button and select “Save Review contents”. The extension .do
will be automatically added to the file name you enter into the “File
name” box.
c) You can copy the command to the clipboard, using the option
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