st: RE: Conserving variables labels while reshaping long a dataset.

["Nick Cox" <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk>]

adiallo5@worldbank.org
> 
> Dear Stata Users,
> 
> How to teel Stata to conserve the labels of variables while 
> reshaping a dataset?
> 

Does -reshape- ever zap variable labels? Evidently. 

Please see 

How can I collapse my dataset and keep the same variable labels?
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/variables.html

I would copy them all before the -reshape- 

foreach v of var * { 
	local l`v' : variable label `v' 
} 

Then after -reshape- check all 
variable labels and replace blanks by 
any saved labels: 

foreach v of var * { 
	local L`v' : variable label `v' 
	if `"`L`v''"' == "" & `"`l`v''"' != "" { 
		label var `v' `"`l`v''"' 
	}
} 
	
Nick 
n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk 
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