Stata: load and execute SQL from a file on disk

loadsql.ado

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cap drop program loadsql
program define loadsql

  syntax using, dsn(string)

  file open myfile `using', read

  file read myfile line
  local sql "`line'"

  while r(eof) == 0 {
      file read myfile line
      local line=regexr(`"`line'"', "--.*", "")
      local sql "`sql' `line'"
  }
  file close myfile

  clear
  set odbcdriver ansi
  qui odbc list
  odbc load, exec(`"`sql'"') dsn("`dsn'") clear noquote
end