ietoolkit
Title
ietoolkit - Returns information on the version of ietoolkit installed
Syntax
For a more descriptive discussion on the intended usage and work flow of this command please see the DIME Wiki.
ietoolkit
Note that this command takes no arguments at all.
Description
ietoolkit This command returns the version of ietoolkit installed. It can be used to programmatically test if ietoolkit is already installed.
Options
This command does not take any options.
Examples
The code below is an example code that can be added to the top of any do-file. The example code first tests if the command is installed, and install it if not. If it is installed, it tests if the version is less than version 5.0. If it is, it replaces the ietoolkit file with the latest version. In your code you can skip the second part if you are not sure which version is required. But you should always have the first part testing that r(version) has a value before using it in less than or greater than expressions.
cap ietoolkit
if "`r(version)'" == "" {
*ietoolkit not installed, install it
ssc install ietoolkit
}
else if `r(version)' < 5.0 {
*ietoolkit version too old, install the latest version
ssc install ietoolkit , replace
}Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge the help in testing and proofreading we received in relation to this command and help file from (in alphabetic order):
Luiza Cardoso De Andrade, Seungmin Lee