I can't think of a method different from
yours. However, about half the code of -labvalclone- in
-labutil- appears relevant. Here is all the code.
As you guess, I guess you need to save the whole label to a file
and then process the contents, via -file- or otherwise.
*! NJC 1.1.1 3 Nov 2002
* NJC 1.1.0 1 Nov 2002
program def labvalclone
version 7
args old new garbage
if "`old'" == "" | "`new'" == "" | "`garbage'" != "" {
di as err "syntax is: " /*
*/ as txt "labvalclone {it:vallblname newvallblname}"
exit 198
}
if "`old'" == "label" | "`old'" == "define" {
di as err "won't work if {txt:`old'} is existing value label name"
exit 198
}
capture label list `new'
if _rc == 0 {
di as err "value labels {txt:`new'} already exist"
exit 198
}
tempfile file1 file2
tempname in out
qui label save `old' using `"`file1'"'
file open `in' using `"`file1'"', r
file open `out' using `"`file2'"', w
file read `in' line
while r(eof) == 0 {
local line: subinstr local line "`old'" "`new'"
file write `out' `"`line'"' _n
file read `in' line
}
file close `out'
qui do `"`file2'"'
end
Nick
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Phil Schumm
> Sent: 01 December 2004 18:21
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: obtaining entire contents of a value label
>
>
> Does anyone know if it's possible to obtain the entire contents of a
> value label, say with something like a macro extended function? What
> I'd like to do is to step through the entire mapping
> programmatically, and thus actually, even just obtaining the list of
> integers mapped to labels (i.e., a sort of -levels- command for value
> labels) would also work, since I could then use the label macro
> extended function to obtain the label for each integer.
>
> I've looked at the other commands that operate on value labels, but
> these (e.g., -labelbook- or -numlabel-) appear to use -uselabel-,
> which itself uses -label save- to create a file containing the
> mapping(s) and then parses this file. I can do this too, but in
> cases where I just want a single mapping, it seems like a lot of work
> to create a file and then read it.
>
> If I am overlooking something obvious here, I apologize.
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