Thank you very much to all and sorry for not being clear.
The variable "divison" in the first dataset contains numeric values. The other dataset contains the "divison" variable with the same numeric values and, in another {string} variable, the corresponding name for each of those numeric values (codes). By encoding the string variable, the resulting numeric values won't correspond those of the numeric values (the codes).
Jorge
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Von: [email protected] im Auftrag von Martin Weiss
Gesendet: Sa 20.09.2008 17:43
An: [email protected]
Betreff: st: Re: value labels from another dataset
The description is a little hazy, but he tools in data -> labels -> label
values should be sufficient. First turn the string var and the numeric codes
into a -value label-. -encode- might also be helpful for this exercise.
Then -label save- the -value labels- and run the do file on the first
dataset.
Martin Weiss
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From: "Mendoza Aldana, Dr Jorge Antonio (WPRO)"
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Subject: st: value labels from another dataset
> Dear all,
> my apologies if this has been already covered. I will appreciate its
> address if so.
> I have a large dataset with numeric codes for a geographical division. In
> another dataset I have the same codes and a string variable with the name
> for each geographical division. Is there a way of using the name of the
> division from the second dataset in the first dataset?.
>
> Thank you very much in advance
>
> Jorge
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