Stata command to read an ado file

[Long Hong]

Dear Statalist users:

I have a very quick question here. How could you read the ado-file directly by typing somthing like "read regress.ado" to see its original coding? I remember I used this kind of command a few years ago while I was learning how to program an ado file. But I could not recall it now and I could not find it online. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you soon!


Best,
Long

[Stephen Jenkins]

help viewsource

[Carlo Lazzaro]

Long:

viewsource regress.ado

will do the trick.

PS: crossed in the cyberspace with Stephen's helpful reply.

[Long Hong]

Thank you Stephen Jenkins and Carlo Lazzaro! This is exactly the command I was looking for!