No. Edited version of log:
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Stata/SE 8.2 for Windows
Born 1 July 2004
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. set obs 5000
obs was 0, now 5000
. gen id = _n
. lab def missing .a "Missing"
. lab val id missing
. codebook id
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id (unlabeled)
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type: numeric (float)
label: missing, but 5000 nonmissing values are not labeled
range: [1,5000] units: 1
unique values: 5000 missing .: 0/5000
examples: 1000
2000
3000
4000
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Nick
[email protected]
Friedrich Huebler
>
> 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
>
> --- 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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