Stata - Loop with Time Stamps and Alert to Your Phone

Code block for looping the files in a folder with time stamps

It also allows you to send a message to your Slack APP channel when the program is done.

* use log
cap log close _all
log using "_log_file.smcl", replace

* set the folder path and file type for loop
local folder_path = "./the_folder_path"
local file_type = ".dta"
local files: dir "`folder_path'" files "*`file_type'"
local files_len : word count `files'

local i = 1
scalar _total_time = 0
scalar _avg_time = 0
foreach file of local files {
    local pref = substr("`file'", 1, 1)
    qui if "`pref'" != "." {
        cap timer clear 1
        timer on 1

        * Do something

        
        timer off 1
        timer list 1
        scalar _total_time = round(r(t1) + `=scalar(_total_time)' , 0.001)
        local __display_total_time : dis  %18.3f = _total_time
        local __display_total_time = trim("`__display_total_time'")
        scalar _avg_time = round(_total_time / `i' , 0.001)
        local __display_avg_time : dis  %18.3f = _avg_time
        local __display_avg_time = trim("`__display_avg_time'")
        nois dis as text ///
            "`i'/`files_len' Done. Time used: " r(t1) " || Total tile used: `__display_total_time' || Avg time per it: `__display_avg_time'" 
    }
    local ++i
}
sendtoslack, ///
    url(put your url here) ///
    method(curl) ///
    message("Your Program is Done! Total Time Used: `__display_total_time'")
di "Pgm End Time: " c(current_date) " " c(current_time)
cap log close _all

sendtoslack

The program use sendtoslack to send a message to your slack channel.

ssc install sendtoslack
help sendtoslack