help for opendf docu (opendf_docu) version 2.0.2 (28 August 2024)

opendf docu -- Display information about the dataset or a variable.

Syntax

opendf docu
[varname, languages()]

options
languages(string) Chooses, which languages to display. Default is the active label language. To see all languages, set languages("all")

Description

opendf docu displays information about the dataset or a variable, if a variable is specified.

varname can be indicated to display information about a variable instead of the dataset.

languages indicates the languages that should be displayed. Default is the active label language. To see all languages, set languages("all")

Remarks

This command from the opendf package is part of the Open Data Format Project bundle, written to assist with survey data files in the open data format(.zip).

Examples

Displays information about the dataset.

. opendf docu

Displays information about the variable bap9001.

. opendf docu bap9001

Displays information about the variable bap9001 in all languages available.

. opendf docu bap9001, languages("all")

Author

Tom Hartl (thartl@diw.de), Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Berlin.

Also see

Help: opendf read, opendf write