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 Stata module to manage SMCL files displayed in the viewer

    slideviewer slidename [ , post subdir(filepath) ]

Description

    slideviewer allows for subdirectory navigation of directories to display
    SMCL files in Stata.  This can be used to show a series of linked SMCL
    files (like in a slideshow or presentation using the Viewer) that are
    stored in sub-directories.  Also- The post option can used to post
    results or tracking information in r-class scalars that can be used to
    make the slide more interactive (like in a interactive tutorial presented
    in a series of Viewer slides ).

Options 

    subdir defines the subdirectory that linked slides are stored in.  The
        default sub-directory, if none is specified, is called "ignore".  If
        you create a sub-folder (of the pwd) named "ignore" and put your
        linked SMCL files there, the program will discover these files when
        navigating across SMCL files.  (By "linked" SMCL files, I mean files
        that are pointed at by some clickable link in another slide)

    post stores the last slide viewed or clicked in `r(lastslide)' and the
        global macro totalscore in the macro `r(totalscore)'.  These results
        could be used to track, store, or help guide other slides --
        especially in the context of some linked SMCL files being used to
        guide a user through a tutorial or self-assessment.

Examples

slideviewer slide_next, subdir("C:\ado\myfiles\")

*Putting this code in a SMCL file:

        {stata "slideviewer slide99, post":Next Slide} 
  
    produces a link that navigates the user to slide99.smcl in the
        subdirectory "ignore" and posts the r-class scalars for other use.

Author

    Eric A. Booth, Texas A&M University
    ebooth@tamu.edu
    ebooth@ppri.tamu.edu
    http://www.eric-a-booth.com

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