My Stata is up to date. Don't you get the "too many values" error
message?
. which codebook
C:\Stata8\ado\updates\c\codebook.ado
*! version 1.3.16 09jun2004
Friedrich Huebler
--- Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think StataCorp are ahead of you. -update ado-
> installs -codebook- 1.3.16 of 9 June 2004,
> which gives a sensible answer at least to this example.
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
> Friedrich Huebler
> >
> > The command -codebook- does not work if a variable has too many
> > values without labels. When the offending value label is dropped,
> > -codebook- works. Edited output from Stata 8.2 that demonstrates
> the
> > problem is attached below. The example uses .a in the label
> > definition but any value can be substituted. Is it possible to
> use
> > -codebook- in such a situation without having to drop value
> labels?
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Friedrich Huebler
> >
> > . set obs 5000
> > . gen id = _n
> > . lab def missing .a "Missing"
> > . lab val id missing
> > . codebook id
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > id (unlabeled)
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > type: numeric (float)
> > label: missingtoo many values
> > r(134);
> >
> > . lab drop missing
> > . codebook id
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > id (unlabeled)
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > type: numeric (float)
> > label: missing, but label does not exist
> >
> > range: [1,5000] units: 1
> > unique values: 5000 missing .: 0/5000
> >
> > mean: 2500.5
> > std. dev: 1443.52
> >
> > percentiles: 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
> > 500.5 1250.5 2500.5 3750.5 4500.5
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