[ESS] ess using stata: Symbol's value as variable is void:, inferior-ess-font-lock-keywords

[Claus Dethlefsen / Aalborg Sygehus]

Dear list

I am using Stata and use ESS for the editing part. I found a solution with 'AutoIt' (http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/index.php) for sending commands to a Stata window. It works ok, but of course it would be nicer to run an inferior Stata process in ESS.

See also http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/t/textEditors.html#integrate (the source of my solution)

I have attached my Autoit scripts. They need to be edited according to your Stata version and then compiled using AutoIt. In my .emacs I simply put:

(defun run-do-lines ()
  "Run Stata command"
  (interactive)
  (shell-command "rundolines.exe")
  )
(defun run-do ()  
  "Run a stata command"
  (interactive)
  (shell-command (concat "rundo.exe " buffer-file-name))
  )

Then, I bound these commands to keys.

Best,
Claus

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Claus Dethlefsen, Msc, PhD
Biostatistiker ved Kardiovaskulært Forskningscenter

Forskningens Hus
Aalborg Sygehus 
Sdr. Skovvej 15
9000 Aalborg
Tlf:   9932 6863
email: aas.claus.dethlefsen at nja.dk