Date:         Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:09:59 -0400
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From:         Mike Zdeb <msz03@ALBANY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Query around label
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hi ... and you can use it as follows (part 2 of Joe's answer) ...

data temp;
x='1';
label x ='some label';
run;

data temp2;
set temp;
y=input(x,1.);
call symput('label_x',vlabel(x));
run;

proc datasets lib=work nolist;
modify temp2;
label y = "&label_x";
quit;

proc contents data=temp2;
ods select variables;
run;

Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes
#    Variable    Type    Len    Label
1    x           Char      1    some label
2    y           Num       8    some label




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Mike Zdeb
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> The function vlabel() returns the label from a variable.
>
> -Joe
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Mathur, Rajat <
> Rajat.Mathur@diamondconsultants.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Here is my problem around labels:
>>
>> data x.temp;
>> x='1';
>> label x ='some label';
>> run;
>>
>> data x.temp2;
>> set x.temp;
>> y=input(x,1.);
>> run;
>>
>> Now I need the same label for y as it is for x.
>>
>> Can anyone help me with this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> -Rajat
>>
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