Programming Reference Manual
Publisher: | Stata Press |
Copyright: | 2017 |
ISBN-13: | 978-1-59718-247-8 |
Pages: | 691 |
Supplemental materials
Table of contents
intro | Introduction to programming manual |
automation | Automation |
break | Suppress Break key |
byable | Make programs byable |
capture | Capture return code |
char | Characteristics |
class | Class programming |
class exit | Exit class-member program and return result |
classutil | Class programming utility |
comments | Add comments to programs |
confirm | Argument verification |
continue | Break out of loops |
creturn | Return c-class values |
_datasignature | Determine whether data have changed |
#delimit | Change delimiter |
dialog programming | Dialog programming |
discard | Drop automatically loaded programs |
display | Display strings and values of scalar expressions |
dynamic tags | Dynamic tags for Markdown documents |
dyndoc | Convert dynamic Markdown document to an HTML file |
dyntext | Process Stata dynamic tags in text file |
ereturn | Post the estimation results |
error | Display generic error message and exit |
estat programming | Controlling estat after community-contributed commands |
_estimates | Manage estimation results |
estimation command | How to program an estimation command |
exit | Exit from a program or do-file |
file | Read and write text and binary files |
file formats .dta | Description of .dta file format |
findfile | Find file in path |
foreach | Loop over items |
forvalues | Loop over consecutive values |
fvexpand | Expand factor varlists |
gettoken | Low-level parsing |
if | if programming command |
include | Include commands from file |
java | Java plugins |
javacall | Call a Java plugin |
levelsof | Levels of variable |
macro | Macro definition and manipulation |
macro lists | Manipulate lists |
makecns | Constrained estimation |
mark | Mark observations for inclusion |
markdown | Convert Markdown document to an HTML file |
matlist | Display a matrix and control its format |
matrix | Introduction to matrix commands |
matrix accum | Form cross-product matrices |
matrix define | Matrix definition, operators, and functions |
matrix dissimilarity | Compute similarity or dissimilarity measures |
matrix eigenvalues | Eigenvalues of nonsymmetric matrices |
matrix get | Access system matrices |
matrix mkmat | Convert variables to matrix and vice versa |
matrix rownames | Name rows and columns |
matrix score | Score data from coefficient vectors |
matrix svd | Singular value decomposition |
matrix symeigen | Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of symmetric matrices |
matrix utility | List, rename, and drop matrices |
more | Pause until key is pressed |
nopreserve option | nopreserve option |
numlist | Parse numeric lists |
pause | Program debugging command |
plugin | Load a plugin |
postfile | Post results in Stata dataset |
_predict | Obtain predictions, residuals, etc., after estimation programming command |
preserve | Preserve and restore data |
program | Define and manipulate programs |
program properties | Properties of user-defined programs |
Project Manager | Organize Stata files |
putdocx | Generate Office Open XML (.docx) file |
putexcel | Export results to an Excel file |
putexcel advanced | Export results to an Excel file using advanced syntax |
putpdf | Create a PDF file |
quietly | Quietly and noisily perform Stata command |
_return | Preserve stored results |
return | Return stored results |
_rmcoll | Remove collinear variables |
rmsg | Return messages |
_robust | Robust variance estimates |
scalar | Scalar variables |
serset | Create and manipulate sersets |
set locale_functions | Specify default locale for functions |
set locale_ui | Specify a localization package for the user interface |
signestimationsample | Determine whether the estimation sample has changed |
sleep | Pause for a specified time |
smcl | Stata Markup and Control Language |
sortpreserve | Sort within programs |
syntax | Parse Stata syntax |
sysdir | Query and set system directories |
tabdisp | Display tables |
timer | Time sections of code by recording and reporting time spent |
tokenize | Divide strings into tokens |
trace | Debug Stata programs |
unab | Unabbreviate variable list |
unabcmd | Unabbreviate command name |
varabbrev | Control variable abbreviation |
version | Version control |
viewsource | View source code |
while | Looping |
window programming | Programming menus and windows |
window fopen | Display open/save dialog box |
window manage | Manage window characteristics |
window menu | Create menus |
window push | Copy command into Review window |
window stopbox | Display message box |
Combined author index | |
Combined subject index |