local directory path (use and save all data in one folder)

[Manqing Liu]

Hi stata users,

I am using stata 15, I want to set a data path to use and save all data in do files in one folder.
I tried these codes:

/* set data directoty */
local dapath "Z:\Table1_charc_regions_120817\cleandata"

/* change work directory */
cd `dapath'

use "`dapath'\zip_pop.dta", clear

But stata could not open the data, and instead gave me this error message:

file \zip_pop.dta not found

Does anyone know how to fix that?

link in stackoverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...-in-one-folder

Thanks!!

[Nick Cox]

Cross-posted and answered at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...-in-one-folder

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[Manqing Liu]

Sorry did not notice that.
The link of the same question in stack overflow is attached here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...e-folder-stata

Thanks!

[Nick Cox]

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