Sorry: I think I misread this. Instead of
> I doubt it. Whatever is lost by truncation on input is
> lost. Stata does not store it anywhere.
my answer would be
I guess so. Whatever is lost by truncation on input is
lost forever, so SAS would end seeing the chopped labels.
Nick
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Nick Cox
> Sent: 05 February 2004 09:15
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: RE: [question on variable label length ]
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> > I am wondering if there is a way to increase the maximum
> > number of characters
> > allowed for the variable labels.
>
> No. It is 80 in all current versions of Stata.
>
> > If Stata only takes the first 80 characters when I write
> > label description for
> > more than 80 characters and I stat-transfer that data into
> > SAS data file then
> > will SAS display the chopped labels?
>
> I doubt it. Whatever is lost by truncation on input is
> lost. Stata does not store it anywhere.
>
> N.B. please use informative titles for your postings.
>
> Nick
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