In Stata, how do I change the path to user-written ado files?

By default, Stata for Windows uses the c:\ado directory for user-written ado files. You can list Stata's system directories by executing the .sysdir command:

.sysdir STATA: C:\Program Files\Stata10\ UPDATES: C:\Program Files\Stata10\ado\updates\ BASE: C:\Program Files\Stata10\ado\base\ SITE: C:\Program Files\Stata10\ado\site\ PLUS: c:\ado\plus\ PERSONAL: c:\ado\personal\ OLDPLACE: c:\ado\

If you need to change the default path, run the .sysdir set command. Suppose you store Long and Freese's SPost module in the e:\ado\plus directory of a memory stick or flash card. You would need to run the following command:

.sysdir set PLUS "e:\ado\plus" or .sysdir set PERSONAL "e:\ado\plus"

Stata will then find user-written commands in the e:\ado\plus directory.

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