Re: st: Re: label

[Richard Goldstein <richgold@ix.netcom.com>]

for simple gen (replace) statements there is an easier way: the 
user-written command -defv- (use -findit-); note, however, that -defv- 
does not work with -egen- or with -by-

Rich

Christopher Baum wrote:

> Not to my knowledge.
> Probably the best way of documenting this is to use variable -notes-. 
> Try this:
>
> program mygen
> qui gen `0'
> gettoken name rest: 0
> note `name': `0'
> end
>
> mygen lprice = log(price)
> mygen gpm = 1/mpg
> notes
>
> Kit Baum, Boston College Economics and DIW Berlin
> http://ideas.repec.org/e/pba1.html
> An Introduction to Modern Econometrics Using Stata:
> http://www.stata-press.com/books/imeus.html
>
> On Sep 25, 2008, at 1:47 PM, Alessandro Oliveira wrote:
>
>
> > Dear Chris,
> >
> > Hi, I wonder if you could help me with an Stata issue.
> > Is it possible for stata to automatically label a new variable with 
> > the formula used in "gen"? ex: gen y = x+1 automatically yielding 
> > label variable y with "gen y = x+1"
> > Kind regards,
> > Alessandro.
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