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Warning # 4493 for value labels

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John F Hall

Warning # 4493 for value labels

I just ran a command to get rid of some erroneously applied value labels.

val lab var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751 ().

It’s an old trick and it worked, but I got a warning message from SPSS.

Warning # 4493 in column 70. Text: )

The (ADD) VALUE LABELS command includes a symbol other than a value (either

numeric or string) following a left parenthesis. All value labels up to the

next slash will be ignored.

Incidentally, why won’t the GUI let me delete value labels? It always keeps at least one.

John F Hall (Mr)

[retired academic survey researcher]

Email: [hidden email]

Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com

Bruce Weaver

Re: Warning # 4493 for value labels

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John, why do you have the parentheses? I think it should just be:

VALUE LABELS var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751.

Perhaps you're thinking of how one would use MISSING VALUES to get rid of all user-defined missing values. E.g.,

MISSING VALUES var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751 ().

HTH.

John F Hall wrote

I just ran a command to get rid of some erroneously applied value labels.

val lab var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751 ().

It's an old trick and it worked, but I got a warning message from SPSS.

Warning # 4493 in column 70. Text: )
The (ADD) VALUE LABELS command includes a symbol other than a value (either
numeric or string) following a left parenthesis. All value labels up to the
next slash will be ignored.

Incidentally, why won't the GUI let me delete value labels? It always keeps
at least one.

John F Hall (Mr)
[retired academic survey researcher]

Email: <mailto:[hidden email]> [hidden email]
Website: <http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/> www.surveyresearch.weebly.com

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John F Hall

Re: Warning # 4493 for value labels

Bruce

You're absolutely right, but it worked anyway. That's what comes of relying
on long distant memories. Nice trick to remember as it's not specifically
mention in the FM, only implied. The FM states that VALUE LABELS deletes
all labels for variables in the list. However on checking

-----Original Message-----
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Bruce Weaver
Sent: 08 March 2013 14:35
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Subject: Re: Warning # 4493 for value labels

John, why do you have the parentheses? I think it should just be:

VALUE LABELS var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751.

Perhaps you're thinking of how one would use MISSING VALUES to get rid of
all user-defined missing values. E.g.,

MISSING VALUES var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751
().

HTH.

John F Hall wrote

> I just ran a command to get rid of some erroneously applied value labels.
>
> val lab var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751 ().
>
> It's an old trick and it worked, but I got a warning message from SPSS.
>
>
> Warning # 4493 in column 70. Text: )
> The (ADD) VALUE LABELS command includes a symbol other than a value
> (either numeric or string) following a left parenthesis. All value
> labels up to the next slash will be ignored.
>
> Incidentally, why won't the GUI let me delete value labels? It always
> keeps at least one.
>
> John F Hall (Mr)
> [retired academic survey researcher]
>
> Email: <mailto:

> johnfhall@

> >

> johnfhall@

> Website: <http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/>
> www.surveyresearch.weebly.com

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John F Hall

Re: Warning # 4493 for value labels

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Bruce

Previous reply sent prematurely ([ctrl=enter?])

You're absolutely right, but it worked anyway. That's what comes of relying
on long distant memories from 40 years ago. Nice trick to remember as it's
not specifically mention in the FM, only implied. The FM states that VALUE
LABELS deletes all labels for variables in the list. However I did learn
one new thing: using \n in long labels forces a wrap. I never knew that.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Bruce Weaver
Sent: 08 March 2013 14:35
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Warning # 4493 for value labels

John, why do you have the parentheses? I think it should just be:

VALUE LABELS var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751.

Perhaps you're thinking of how one would use MISSING VALUES to get rid of
all user-defined missing values. E.g.,

MISSING VALUES var155 var225 var317 var324 var611 var617 var739 to var751
().

HTH.

John F Hall wrote