st: Defining Value labels from string values, not like -sencode-

[Pedro Nakashima <nakashimapedrolist@gmail.com>]

Dear users,

I'm looking for a way to transform a string variable (in the example
below, strvar) in float variable, with the same value labels as the
former string variable, as does the command -sencode-.

However, I do not want the values of the value labels 1,2,3 .... n, as
-sencode- does.

I would like the numbers to be the same as of another variable (in the
example below, variable "values"), eg:

clear
input str4 strvar float values
"adm" +1
"desl" -1
end
sencode strvar, replace
replace strvar = -1 if strvar == 2
labmm strvar 1 "adm" -1 "desl"


ps: here, -sencode- and -labmm- are from ssc (the later, is part of -labutil2-)

Thank you for any help

Pedro Nakashima.
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