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LOOKFOR_ALL: Stata module to search for variables/patterns in .dta files

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Michael Lokshin () (World Bank)
Zurab Sajaia ()
Dan Blanchette () (Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Duke University's Fuqua School of Business)

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Abstract

lookfor_all is an extension of a Stata program, lookfor. lookfor_all searches through all Stata data files in a current directory and subdirectories for the variable(s) with a specified pattern. The pattern could be a part/whole variable name and/or a word(part of the word) in the variable label. lookfor_all outputs the list of data files where the pattern was found and the list of variables within every data file that match the pattern. The list of files is clickable. By clicking on the file Stata loads that data file in memory and the file became active. lookfor_all can also search directories other than a current by specifying the path for a search.

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Software component provided by Boston College Department of Economics in its series Statistical Software Components with number S455801.

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Programming language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9
Date of creation: 19 Sep 2005
Date of revision: 07 May 2009
Handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:s455801

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Keywords: data management; search; pattern;

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