Locating DO files in a folder fast !
Stata DO files are essential for reproducible research data analysis.
Over years, I have developed my preferred method of DO file organization.
File Naming – “## – Description.do”
The ## is the numbering of the files to facilitate automatic sorting of the files. First file often for me is “00 – data import.do” followed by “01 – data management.do” and then “03 – results text.do”, “04 – table 1.do”, and so on.
Need to add a file in between two DO files ?
Name it “##.# – newfile.do”
This will preserve sorting.
