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{* *! version 1.1 18Jan2008}{...}
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{* 06Nov2003}{...}
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{hline}
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help for {hi:tmpdir} {right:manual: {hi:[R] none}}
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{right:dialog: {hi: none} }
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{hline}
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{title:Returns the directory Stata is using for a temporary directory `r(tmpdir)'}
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{p 8 17 2}{cmd:tmpdir}
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[{cmd:short}]{p_end}
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{t:itle:Description}
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{p 4 4 2}{cmd:tmpdir} is designed for programmers who want to know what directory Stata
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writes temp files to. This can be helpful when using the {help file} command
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to write intermediary files for a program. Since spaces in directory names can
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cause problems for programs running, {cmd:tmpdir} in the Windows operating system
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replaces directory / subdirectory names that contain spaces, or optionally any name
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longer than 8 characters, with the first 6 non-space
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characters plus "~1" or "~2" (up to "~4"). After that it gets a bit crazy with
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hexadecimal replacements. {cmd:tmpdir} shells out to DOS and finds the short
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directory name that DOS has come up with, so there's no attempt to guess the short
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name. This makes it possible to use this program on many different versions of
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Windows and always get the short name right. UNIX/Linux systems tend not to have
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spaces in the directory designated to be the temporary directory, but {cmd:tmpdir}
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checks for spaces to make sure the temp directory does not have spaces.{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2} Note: {cmd:tmpdir} can be hard coded so that it always chooses a specific directory.
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This can be helpful if you want to direct large files to your D: drive.{p_end}
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{title:Options}
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{p 4 8 2}{cmd:short} is for Windows only and it specifies that any long directory name
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should be shortened to 8.3 style names. Not using the {cmd:short} option will allow
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for long directory names that do not have spaces.{p_end}
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{title:Examples}
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{p 4 8 2}So if your temporary directory is: "C:\Documents and Settings\dan\Local Settings\temp"{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. tmpdir} returns r(tmpdir):{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. return list }{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}{cmd:macros: }{p_end}
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{p 10 10 2}{cmd:r(tmpdir) : "C:\Docume~1\dan\LocalS~1\temp\"}{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}But if your temp directory is: "C:\Documents and Settings\dan_blanchette\Local Settings\temp"{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. tmpdir} returns r(tmpdir):{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}"C:\Docume~1\dan_blanchette\LocalS~1\temp\"{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}since "dan_blanchette" has no spaces in the name.{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. tmpdir short} returns r(tmpdir):{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}"C:\Docume~1\dan_b~1\LocalS~1\temp\"{p_end}
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{title:Saved Results}
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{p 4 4 2}The {cmd:tmpdir} command saves in {cmd:r()}:{p_end}
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{p 4 8 2}
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The {cmd:adoedit} command saves in {cmd:r()}:{p_end}
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{synoptset 20 tabbed}{...}
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{p2col 5 20 24 2: Macros}{p_end}
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{synopt:{cmd:r(tmpdir)}}Stata's temporary directory path{p_end}
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{title:Author}
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{p 4 4 2}
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Dan Blanchette {break}
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Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation {break}
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Duke University's Fuqua School of Business {break}
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Dan.Blanchette@Duke.edu{p_end}
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{title:Also see}
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{p 4 13 2}On-line: {help tempfile} {help _getfilename} ,
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{help confirmdir} (if installed)
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{help shortdir} (if installed)
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{help savasas} (if installed)
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{help usesas} (if installed){p_end}
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