Re: st: RE: Assigning labels of 1 file into another file?

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

I think -descsave- can do this (-findit descsave- ) using the dofile() option. 
It will create a do file that re-applies all variable labels and value labels.

M Blasnik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ziad El-Khatib" <Ziad.El-Khatib@ki.se>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: st: RE: Assigning labels of 1 file into another file?



> Hi Sven-Oliver,
> Thank you for your kind reply.
> I guess I am not sure about the difference in terms here but great you
> pointed it out, but I will explain myself in giving an example:
> 1. how can I save the codes assigned for each variable and use them
> in the other file, example:
> How to save the code of variable 'studyid' that means "Patient ID number", 
> etc..
>
> and
>
> 2. how to save the values of variables, for example:
> How to save the value of variable 'education' as 1) highschool, 2)
> university, 3) illiterate
>
>
> I want to use lists 1 and 2 in the other file because 100% the same
> except it has extra records.
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