Re: st: AW: value labels dropped unexpectedly

[Jeph Herrin <junk@spandrel.net>]

If you want to save labels that are not attached to variables,
use the -orphan- option to -save-:

 vers 10.1
 clear*
 set obs 10
 gen x=1
 la def mylabel 1 Phys 2 Role
 la list mylabel
 save myfile, replace orphan
 u myfile
 la list mylabel

hth,
Jeph


Martin Weiss wrote:
> <> 
>
> Did you attach the -label- to any variable in the upper example? In the
> lower one, I can see you did...
>
> Note the difference:
>
>
> *************
> vers 10.1
> clear*
> set obs 10
> gen x=1
> la def mylabel 1 Phys 2 Role
> la list mylabel
> la val x mylabel
> ta x
> save myfile, replace
> u myfile
> la list mylabel
>
> *vs:
>
> vers 10.1
> clear*
> set obs 10
> gen x=1
> la def mylabel 1 Phys 2 Role
> la list mylabel
> save myfile, replace
> u myfile
> la list mylabel
> *************
>
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
>
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> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Im Auftrag von Jacob Wegelin
> Gesendet: Montag, 5. Oktober 2009 22:00
> An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Betreff: st: value labels dropped unexpectedly
>
> Sometimes, when I save a dataset in a temporary file and then immediately
> reload it, my value label disappears. Can anyone explain why?
>
> This does not always happen; in a toy dataset (below the first example) the
> value label is not dropped.
>
> (I am using Stata 10.1.)
>
> . 
> . label list QOL
> QOL:
>             1 PhysicalFunctioning
>             2 RolePhysical
>             3 BodilyPain
>             4 GeneralHealth
>             5 Vitality
>             6 SocialFunctioning
>             7 RoleEmotional
>             8 MentalHealth
>             9 Physical
>            10 Mental
>
> . tempfile TMPOUT
>
> . save `TMPOUT', replace
> (note: file
> /var/folders/HR/HRdt7XjbGC4gfgEM2M7yWE+++TM/-Tmp-//S_51906.00004u not found)
> file /var/folders/HR/HRdt7XjbGC4gfgEM2M7yWE+++TM/-Tmp-//S_51906.00004u saved
>
> . use `TMPOUT', clear
>
> . des, short
>
> Contains data from 
> /var/folders/HR/HRdt7XjbGC4gfgEM2M7yWE+++TM/-Tmp-//S_51906.00004u
>    obs:           366
>   vars:           215                          5 Oct 2009 14:37
>   size:       455,304 (95.7% of memory free)
> Sorted by:  Total_Biopsy_Count  PID  Biopsy
>
> . label list QOL
> value label QOL not found
> r(111);
>
> . 
> . clear
> . 
> . input x
>
>               x
>    1. 1
>    2. 3
>    3. 1
>    4. end
>
> . 
> . label define x 1 "one" 3 "three"
>
> . label values x x
>
> . label list x
> x:
>             1 one
>             3 three
>
> . tempfile TEMP
>
> . save `TEMP', replace
> (note: file
> /var/folders/HR/HRdt7XjbGC4gfgEM2M7yWE+++TM/-Tmp-//S_51906.00004w 
> not found)
> file /var/folders/HR/HRdt7XjbGC4gfgEM2M7yWE+++TM/-Tmp-//S_51906.00004w saved
>
> . use `TEMP', clear
>
> . label list x
> x:
>             1 one
>             3 three
>
> .
>
> Thanks for any insight
>
> Jacob A. Wegelin
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Biostatistics
> Virginia Commonwealth University
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