{smcl}
{* 5Aug2009}{...}
{* 17Jan2008}{...}
{* 06Nov2003}{...}
{hline}
help for {hi:adoedit} {right:manual:  {hi:[R] none}}
{right:dialog:  {hi: none}    }
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{title:Edit ado-file in Stata's do-file editor}

{p 8 17 2}{cmd:adoedit} 
{it:cmdname}
{p_end}
        
{title:Description}

{p 4 4 2}
{cmd:adoedit} attempts to edit whichever ado-file named {cmd:cmdname.ado} is first on the
current {help adopath:adopath}.  In Stata Version 10 and earlier, one cannot edit files 
larger than 32,000 bytes in the do-file editor, nor can one edit built-in commands. 
The file size limitation is removed for Stata Version 11 and later.

{p 4 4 2}
This routine is designed for use by those who are writing their own ado-files; 
users are exhorted to make a copy of any official ado-files, and to save modified official 
ado-files in the ado directory, rather than the Stata directory.{p_end}

{p 4 4 2}
{cmd:adoedit cmdname.ado}
is tolerated.{p_end}

{p 4 4 2}
After a successful edit, the {cmd:discard} command is issued so that Stata will load the 
revised ado-file. This will also clear any estimates from the last estimation.{p_end}

{p 4 4 2}
If you wish to edit ado-files with a different text editor, please see
{stata findit fedit:fedit} and the {stata findit texteditors:texteditors} modules on the 
{help ssc:SSC} archive.{p_end}


{title:Examples}

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:.  adoedit tsspell}{p_end}


{title:Saved Results}

{p 4 8 2}
The {cmd:adoedit} command saves in {cmd:r()}:{p_end}
 
{synoptset 20 tabbed}{...}
{p2col 5 20 24 2: Macros}{p_end}
{synopt:{cmd:r(adofile)}}the ado-file name and full path{p_end}


{title:Author}

{p 4 4 2}
Dan Blanchette {break}
Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation {break}
Duke University's Fuqua School of Business {break}
Dan.Blanchette@Duke.edu{p_end}


{title:Acknowledgements}

{p 4 4 2}
This program grew out of previous work by:{p_end}

{p 6 4 2}
Nicholas J. Cox, University of Durham, U.K.{p_end}

{p 4 4 2}
and{p_end}

{p 6 4 2}
Christopher F Baum, Boston College, USA{p_end}


{title:Also see}

{p 4 13 2}On-line: {help doedit:doedit} {help fildfile:findfile},
{help fedit:fedit} (if installed){p_end}