Stata Ado Files
Reusable programs are distributed as ado files.
Overview
Ado files are written in standard Stata and/or Mata syntax.
Best practices specify that foo.ado should contain a single program named foo.
Installation
User-Submitted Programs
The -search- command provides an API to a database that includes:
- the Stata user manual
- FAQs and blogs hosted on www.stata.com
- articles from the Stata Journal
- user-submitted additions to Stata
Many ado files are available for discovery here. Instructions for installation are provided inline.
SSC
The Boston College Statistical Software Components (SSC) archive is structured so that ado files can be installed like packages. The -ssc- command can be used as the 'package manager'.
ssc install fre
By default, the command installs ado files to C:\ado\plus. This is configurable in two ways; run the -sysdir- command to view the current settings. Note that the OLDPLACE variable is the location used up to Stata version 6. The PLUS variable has been used since then.
These variables can be overwritten. Try: sysdir set PLUS E:\ado\plus.
The variable selected for installation can be switched. Try: net set ado PERSONAL.