Reverse ValueLabels function

[Maguin, Eugene]

The ValueLabels functions extracts the value labels for a variable into a
new variable. Is there a function (v17 only) to go the other way--to turn a
label coded in another variable into a value label for a primary variable. I
think the answer is No but I want to check.

Ps. I can do this using aggregate. It's several easy steps. I'm wondering
about something even easier.

Thanks, Gene Maguin

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[Jon K Peck]

There is no built-in way to do this, but there is a Python function that will create the value labels:
begin program.
import spss, spssaux2
spssaux2.genValueLabels("target", "source")
end program.

"target" is the name of the variable for which value labels are to be created.  "source"
is the name of the variable whose values define the labels.  (The variable names are
case sensitive.)

HTH,
Jon Peck
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From:	Gene Maguin <[hidden email]>
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Date:	03/22/2010 07:49 AM
Subject:	[SPSSX-L] Reverse ValueLabels function
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The ValueLabels functions extracts the value labels for a variable into a
new variable. Is there a function (v17 only) to go the other way--to turn a
label coded in another variable into a value label for a primary variable. I
think the answer is No but I want to check.

Ps. I can do this using aggregate. It's several easy steps. I'm wondering
about something even easier.

Thanks, Gene Maguin

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