Stata and Dropbox. (September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hicks, Raymond
• Is Part Of: Stata journal. Volume 14:Number 3(2014)
• Page Start: 693
• Page End: 696
• Publication Date: 2014-09
• Subjects: pr0058 -- dropbox -- Dropbox -- directories -- tips; Statistics -- Periodicals; Statistics -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; 001.422
• DOI: 10.1177/1536867X1401400313
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1536-867X

Abstract

Dropbox makes scholarly collaboration much easier because it allows scholars to share files across different computers. However, because the Dropbox directories have different pathnames for different users, sharing do-files can be complicated. In this article, I offer some tips on how to navigate pathnames in do-files when using Dropbox, and I present a command that automatically finds and changes to a user's Dropbox directory.