This fires up -ds- just to get a varlist. -ds- is several
dozens of lines of code to interpret. Normally that is trivial, but
you can get there in one.
program ds_varlab
version 8.2
syntax varlist
foreach var of local varlist {
di "`var'" _col(36) `"`: variable label `var''"'
}
end
I also used compound double quotes, for the odd occasion
when the variable label includes " " characters.
Nick
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Philip Ryan
> oops... in my little example, the call to the program should,
> of course,
> be ds_varlab not d_var.
> >In answer to your first question, perhaps:
> >
> >====== save this as ds_varlab.ado =========
> >program ds_varlab
> >quietly ds
> >foreach var of varlist `r(varlist)' {
> >di "`var'" _col(36) "`: variable label `var''"
> >}
> >end
> >=======================================
> >
> >. sysuse auto, clear
> >. d_var <== make
> that ds_varlab !
> >
> >make Make and Model
> >price Price
> >mpg Mileage (mpg)
> >rep78 Repair Record 1978
> >headroom Headroom (in.)
> >trunk Trunk space (cu. ft.)
> >weight Weight (lbs.)
> >length Length (in.)
> >turn Turn Circle (ft.)
> >displacement Displacement (cu. in.)
> >gear_ratio Gear Ratio
> >foreign Car type
Buddy
> >>I've checked the user's guide, programming and the
> >>reference guide. I want to use describe and only want
> >>the variable name and variable label - not the other
> >>information. Also, when I use a table command - I
> >>would like to see BOTH the variable name and the
> >>variable label - is this possible?
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