I am using Stata/SE, for which the maximum
tolerated in this situation is 12000 and
(presumably) Friedrich is not using Stata/SE.
See help on -limits- at -tabulate-.
My guess is that this might possibly be
trapped a little more gracefully.
Nick
[email protected]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Nick Cox
> Sent: 21 July 2004 18:41
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: RE: Re: Problem with -codebook- (too many values)
>
>
> No. Edited version of log:
>
> . about
>
> Stata/SE 8.2 for Windows
> Born 1 July 2004
> Copyright (C) 1985-2004
>
> . set obs 5000
> obs was 0, now 5000
> . gen id = _n
> . lab def missing .a "Missing"
> . lab val id missing
> . codebook id
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------
> id
> (unlabeled)
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------
>
> type: numeric (float)
> label: missing, but 5000 nonmissing values
> are not labeled
>
> range: [1,5000] units: 1
> unique values: 5000 missing .: 0/5000
>
> examples: 1000
> 2000
> 3000
> 4000
>
> .
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> Friedrich Huebler
> >
> > My Stata is up to date. Don't you get the "too many values" error
> > message?
> >
> > . which codebook
> > C:\Stata8\ado\updates\c\codebook.ado
> > *! version 1.3.16 09jun2004
> >
> > --- Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I think StataCorp are ahead of you. -update ado-
> > > installs -codebook- 1.3.16 of 9 June 2004,
> > > which gives a sensible answer at least to this example.
> > >
> > > Nick
> > > [email protected]
> > >
> > > Friedrich Huebler
> > > >
> > > > The command -codebook- does not work if a variable has too many
> > > > values without labels. When the offending value label
> is dropped,
> > > > -codebook- works. Edited output from Stata 8.2 that demonstrates
> > > the
> > > > problem is attached below. The example uses .a in the label
> > > > definition but any value can be substituted. Is it possible to
> > > use
> > > > -codebook- in such a situation without having to drop value
> > > labels?
> > > > Thank you.
> > > >
> > > > Friedrich Huebler
> > > >
> > > > . set obs 5000
> > > > . gen id = _n
> > > > . lab def missing .a "Missing"
> > > > . lab val id missing
> > > > . codebook id
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > id (unlabeled)
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > type: numeric (float)
> > > > label: missingtoo many values
> > > > r(134);
> > > >
> > > > . lab drop missing
> > > > . codebook id
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > id (unlabeled)
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > type: numeric (float)
> > > > label: missing, but label does not exist
> > > >
> > > > range: [1,5000] units: 1
> > > > unique values: 5000 missing .: 0/5000
> > > >
> > > > mean: 2500.5
> > > > std. dev: 1443.52
> > > >
> > > > percentiles: 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
> > > > 500.5 1250.5 2500.5 3750.5 4500.5
> >
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