You can customize all the options to assign colors of your choice to different specifications.In the pop-up window, click on ‘Import’ and navigate to the directory where you saved the xml file. In Notepad++, click on ‘Language’ on your toolbar, and select ‘Define your language’.I suggest you download a ready-made syntax file (e.g., this one) and modify it according to your own liking. Set up syntax highlighting: it makes writing do-file more fun and reading it much easier.See this instruction by Keith Kranker for details. In the case where you get your new version of STATA before Huebler gets to update his files (for STATA 12, there was a 2-month lag), then knowing how to create your own ‘rundo’ programs through AutoIt will solve your problem.Follow this instruction by Friedrich Huebler.Set up hot keys to pass code from Notepad++ to STATA (like Ctrl-D in STATA’s editor).Download the latest Notepad++ and install it.Ctrl-G: brings a window for you to type in the line number that you want to go to.Īlt-Left mouse click: column selection instead of row selection.īottom line: if you’re a frequent STATA user but not a hardcore programmer (they have Vim and such), coding with Notepad++ will make you more efficient.This set of functions are extremely helpful for repetitive tasks.
Ctrl-Shft-R, Ctrl-Shft-P: start/stop to record macro (with R) and play recorded macro (with P).Ctrl-Shft-Q, Ctrl-Q: stream comment current line (or selection) with Shft (wich is /* */ in STATA), and block comment/uncomment without Shft (which is *).Ctrl-Shft-U, Ctrl-U: convert current line (or selection) to upper case with Shft, and lower case without Shft.Ctrl-Shft-Up/Down: move the current line (or selection) up/down.Its pop-up window also has advanced find/replace options. Tab, Shft-Tab: add (without Shft) and remove (with Shft) indentation for current line (or selection).Here are some functions that I find useful (see this page for a full list of nice functions and corresponding hot keys): You could also split windows to view two do-files concurrently (right click tab and choose ‘move to other view’), or see one do-file in two split windows (right click tab and choose ‘clone to other view’) to view different sections without scrolling. It also comes with productivity enhancing functions like ‘find and replace’, ‘move current line up/down’, ‘block commenting’, ‘record/play macro’, etc. Notepad++ does everything that the STATA editor does, and it allows customization. How is Notepad++ better than STATA’s default do-file editor?
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