value lables

[drfg2008]

my variable (i.e. v1) is numerical and consists of two variable labels: 1 = male, 2 = female.

I would like to change the variable into a type string variable with the variable labels saved not the code numbers. With "Alter Type (Ax) I would only get the numbers (as a string). But how to keep the labels?

thx. for help

* Example:

input program.
loop v1 =1 to 2 by 1.
end case.
end loop.
end file.
end input program.
EXECUTE.

VALUE LABELS v1 1'male' 2'female'.

[Anthony Babinec]

Dr. Frank,
Look up the VALUELABEL function. From SPSS help:

VALUELABEL function


VALUELABEL. VALUELABEL(varname). String. Returns the value label for the
value of variable or an empty string if there is no label for the value. The
value of varname must be a variable name; it cannot be an expression.

Example
STRING labelvar (A120).
COMPUTE labelvar=VALUELABEL(var1).
DO REPEAT varlist=var2, var3, var4
         /newvars=labelvar2, labelvar3, labelvar4.
- STRING newvars(A120).
- COMPUTE newvars=VALUELABEL(varlist).
END REPEAT.

Tony Babinec
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Subject: value lables

my variable (i.e. v1) is numerical and consists of two variable labels: 1 =
male, 2 = female.

I would like to change the variable into a type string variable with the
variable labels saved not the code numbers. With "Alter Type (Ax) I would
only get the numbers (as a string). But how to keep the labels?

thx. for help

* Example:

input program.
loop v1 =1 to 2 by 1.
end case.
end loop.
end file.
end input program.
EXECUTE.

VALUE LABELS v1 1'male' 2'female'.




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Dr. Frank Gaeth


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[John F Hall]

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From: John F Hall [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: 16 January 2015 14:15
To: 'drfg2008'
Subject: RE: value lables

Why on earth would you want to do that?  If your variable is already numeric
all you need is:

VALUE LABELS v1 1'Male' 2'Female'.
*check.
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John F Hall (Mr)
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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
drfg2008
Sent: 16 January 2015 13:37
To: [hidden email]
Subject: value lables

my variable (i.e. v1) is numerical and consists of two variable labels: 1 =
male, 2 = female.

I would like to change the variable into a type string variable with the
variable labels saved not the code numbers. With "Alter Type (Ax) I would
only get the numbers (as a string). But how to keep the labels?

thx. for help

* Example:

input program.
loop v1 =1 to 2 by 1.
end case.
end loop.
end file.
end input program.
EXECUTE.

VALUE LABELS v1 1'male' 2'female'.




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Dr. Frank Gaeth


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