help doparser
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Title

    doparser -- Look for dta-files used in do-files|ado-files (plain-text)

Syntax

        doparser filename [, type(calltype) export(filename)]

    options                    Description
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      type(calltype)           Filters the results acording to the calltype,
                                 where calltype can be
                                 use|sysuse|webuse|merge|save|append.
      export(filename)         Export the results to a dta-file.
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Description

    Using regular expressions, doparser reads plain-text files and analize
    them looking for dta-files used in them (whatever form of how are used)
    and builds a summary table pointing every dta-files including name, type
    (usage), line number and location (directory).

    This command was programmed as an exercise on Stata's regular expressions
    capabilities.

    doparser preserves data.

Examples

    Basic usage
        . doparser "C:/research/miscrip.do"

    Using the same file but keeping only "save" files. Results are save in
    "myresults.dta"
        . doparser "C:/research/miscrip.do", t(save) e(myresults)

Author

    George Vega Yon, Superindentencia de Pensiones. 
    mailto:gvega@spensiones.cl