loop to remove variable labels?

[Jeff6610]

 

I’m trying to do something similar to the following to remove the variable labels from several variables but the Variable Labels command doesn’t work inside of this type of loop.

 

Do repeat x = w y z .

  Variable Labels x “” .

End repeat.

 

What can I do instead?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Jeff

 

 

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[Bruce Weaver]

From the archives of this list
(http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Syntax-to-remove-Value-Labels-tp5729003p5729007.html):

--- start of old post ---
VALUE LABELS varlist.
declares that there are no value labels for any listed variable.  The listed
variables should all be of the same type (string or numeric).

Jon Peck (no "h") aka Kim
Senior Software Engineer, IBM
--- end of old post ---

In light of that, try the following:

VARIABLE LABELS w y z.




Jeff6610 wrote

> I'm trying to do something similar to the following to remove the variable
> labels from several variables but the Variable Labels command doesn't work
> inside of this type of loop.
>
>  
>
> Do repeat x = w y z .
>
>   Variable Labels x "" .
>
> End repeat.
>
>  
>
> What can I do instead?
>
>  
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>  
>
> Jeff
>
>  
>
>  
>
>
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[Jon Peck]

I don't think that works.  Variable labels are expected to be unique, so the command only allows one at a time.  A short Python program or even a macro loop (gasp) would handle this.

On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 6:58 AM Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> wrote:

From the archives of this list
(http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Syntax-to-remove-Value-Labels-tp5729003p5729007.html):

--- start of old post ---
VALUE LABELS varlist.
declares that there are no value labels for any listed variable.  The listed
variables should all be of the same type (string or numeric).

Jon Peck (no "h") aka Kim
Senior Software Engineer, IBM
--- end of old post ---

In light of that, try the following:

VARIABLE LABELS w y z.




Jeff6610 wrote
> I'm trying to do something similar to the following to remove the variable
> labels from several variables but the Variable Labels command doesn't work
> inside of this type of loop.
>
> 
>
> Do repeat x = w y z .
>
>   Variable Labels x "" .
>
> End repeat.
>
> 
>
> What can I do instead?
>
> 
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> 
>
> Jeff
>
> 
>
> 
>
>
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[Bruce Weaver]

As you might have guessed, Jon, a macro was my first thought.  Something like
this (untested).

* Define a macro to drop variable labels for a list of variables.
DEFINE !DropVarLabs ( vlist = !CMDEND ).
!DO !v !IN (!vlist)
VARIABLE LABELS !v.
!DOEND
!ENDDEFINE.

* Call the macro.
!DropVarLabs vlist = w y z.




Jon Peck wrote
> I don't think that works.  Variable labels are expected to be unique, so
> the command only allows one at a time.  A short Python program or even a
> macro loop (gasp) would handle this.
>
> On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 6:58 AM Bruce Weaver &lt;

> bruce.weaver@

> &gt;
> wrote:
>
>> From the archives of this list
>> (
>> http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Syntax-to-remove-Value-Labels-tp5729003p5729007.html
>> ):
>>
>> --- start of old post ---
>> VALUE LABELS varlist.
>> declares that there are no value labels for any listed variable.  The
>> listed
>> variables should all be of the same type (string or numeric).
>>
>> Jon Peck (no "h") aka Kim
>> Senior Software Engineer, IBM
>> --- end of old post ---
>>
>> In light of that, try the following:
>>
>> VARIABLE LABELS w y z.
>
> --- snip ---

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