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Smart listing of variables

        slist [varlist] [if exp] [in range] [, decimal(number) id(varlist)
               noobs label]

by ...: may not be used with slist.

varlist may contain any variable types; see help varlist.


Description

slist for Stata 7 and 8 displays compact lists fitting current width of output
window. If more than one line is needed, a new block of variables is created.


Options

decimal(number) lets you select the number of decimals for floating point
    numbers. If omitted, slist uses general format.

id(varlist) ensures that one or more id variables are displayed at the
    beginning of each line.

noobs omits observation numbers. Frequently used in combination with
    id(varlist).

label lists value labels instead of numerical codes for variables having value
    labels


Remarks

The list command is clumsy in displaying lists with more than a few variables.
slist displays compact lists with numeric codes. Value labels are only shown
when explicitly requested.

slist compresses the data in memory and finds the most economic formats. This
may take some time with large uncompressed data sets, and it is recommended to
keep your data in compressed form, for this and other reasons; see compress.
After completion the original data format is restored.

IF you wish a permanent change of display formats, see format or automatic
formatting with aformat. aformat is available from the Statalist source code
archives (ssc-ideas)


Examples

     . slist
     . slist v1-v27
     . slist , decimal(2)
     . slist v1-v27 in 1/20 if sex == 1
     . slist v1-v27 , noobs id(idno)
     . slist        , label 

. slist in 3/4 , d(2) id(idno)

     idno  sex  age  wt   ht  smoke  cigaret  cheroot  pipe  agegr
  3.    7    1   49  85  190      1       10        2     0      2
  4.   11    2   71  85  166      2        0        0     0      3

     idno  tobacco    bmi  bmigr
  3.    7       14  23.55     20
  4.   11        0  30.85     30

. slist idno sex smoke in 3/4 , label 

     idno  sex  smoke  
  3.    7    M    Yes  
  4.   11    F    No


Authors
Svend Juul, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Aarhu
> s,
Denmark.
JM.Lauritsen, Accident Analysis Group, Odense University Hospital, Denmark. 
John Gallup developIT.org, USA. 

Also see
Help for  list, format, aformat, compress