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Title

     dslab -- Search for string in value labels


Syntax

        dslab string [string [...] ] [, not match casesensitive variables(
varlist) alpha]


Description

    dslab searches string among all value labels in memory. In value labels
    any text associated with integers is searched. If a match is found all
    variables that have the respective value label attached are described.

    The program is a hybrid combining elements of official Stata's ds and 
    lookfor. Enclose string in double quotes to search for a phrase.


Options

    not finds value labels in which string is not found.

    match searches for stringpattern (see strmatch()). If match is specified
        wildcards * and ? are allowed in string, where the former means 0 or
        more characters the latter means exactly one character.

    casesensitive performs a case sensitive search.

    variables(varlist) searches string in value labels attached to varlist.
        Note that variables not in varlist are still described if they have
        the same value labels attached as variables in varlist.

    alpha describes variables in alphabetical order.


Examples

        . sysuse nlsw88
        . dslab other
        . dslab other ,not

        . dslab work
        . dslab *work*
        . dslab *work* ,match

        . dslab not col


Saved results

    dslab saves the following in r()

    Macros
      r(lbllist)     value labels in which string is found
      r(varlist)     variables that have the respective value labels attached


Author

    Daniel Klein, University of Bamberg, klein.daniel.81@gmail.com


Also see

    Online: ds, lookfor, label

    if installed: lookforit, labmatch, labutil2