{smcl} {* 8nov2012}{...} {* @@ Written by Elliott Lowy, mostly on the US government's dime (17 US Code ยง 105).}{...} {title:Title} {pstd}{bf:importlabels} {hline 2} Create value labels from data in another data file {title:Syntax} {pmore}{cmd:importlabels} {it:{help varelist}} {cmd:using} {it:{help path_el}} {synoptset 18} {synopt:{help varelist##mods:Modifiers}}Description{p_end} {synoptline} {synopt:{cmd:(}{it:name}[{cmd:->}{it:new-name}]{cmd:)}}Original and (optional) new label names{p_end} {title:Description} {pstd}{cmd:importlabels} creates & assigns value labels in the current dataset, using {it:data} (not labels) in another dataset. The external dataset is assumed to be arranged: {it:{col 9}{ul:Var1}{col 16}{ul:Var2}{col 25}{ul:Var3}} {col 9}name{col 16}value{col 25}label {pstd}For each label name specified as a {help varelist##mods:modifier}, the appropriate rows are read from the external file, and created as value labels in the current dataset (using {it:new-name} if specified). That label is then assigned to all the modified variables. {title:Examples} {cmd:importlabels (labname) var1-var5 using labelfile} {cmd:importlabels (origname->newname) var1-var5 using labelfile} INCLUDE help also_lowy