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Kwok
Calcite | Level 5
Hi All,

Is there any way to extract the value of variable lable and convert to the value of a seperate variable within a datastep ? For example, If i want to create a variable label_desc which has the value of the the lable of the corrosponding variable ?

Just want to see there is a better way then doing it with proc contents , sorted and then merging back to the dataset.

Thanks
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sbb
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10 sbb
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
The SAS DATA step function VLABEL is what you want to use.

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

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Kwok
Calcite | Level 5
Thanks much, This is what I am lookin for.

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