* profile.do - Portable Path Optimization Script clear all macro drop _all * Capture the current working directory of the portable executable local portable_root "`c(sysdir_stata)'" * Dynamically allocate user-installed package directories (PLUS/PERSONAL) sysdir set PLUS "`portable_root'..\Personal_ADO\plus" sysdir set PERSONAL "`portable_root'..\Personal_ADO\personal" * Set the default working directory to the projects folder cd "`portable_root'..\Research_Projects" display "Portable Stata 14.2 Environment Initialized Successfully." display "Default working directory set to: `c(pwd)'" Use code with caution.
Gretl (econometrics-focused) and JASP (user-friendly Bayesian stats) are excellent. For Stata .dta files, use R with haven package. PORTABLE Free Download StataCorp Stata 14.2 - Rahim Soft