> However, when I try to 'decode' the country list encoded variable, it
> does not return me the original country list but their initial order
> in the country list. is there a way to get back the names of
> countries and not a number representing their order on the country
> list ?
>
> I'm not sure whether I made myself clear and I apologize for my cryptic
> language;
>
> Marwan Elkhoury
You should -save- the country name and their secret-secret encoded
number. That's your super-secret decoder ring. After running -svmat-,
you can get back the country name by merging it back in.
Roy
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