Try using the VLABEL function?     x=vlabel(varname); if varname=. then put id= x="Missing value"; @RS93 wrote: Hi,   I am creating a cleaning program for a dataset, and I would like to put the variable label instead of the variable name in my put statement without having to type each one individually.     What I currently have is: if varname=. then put id= varname="Missing value";   What I want is: if varname=. then put id= varlabel="Missing value";     Can someone please assist?   Thanks in advance!!       ... View more