For those who might be willing to consider a Python solution, there is a Codebook extension command available at http://www.spss.com/devcentral/index.cfm?pg=downloadDet&dId=80

For those who have SPSS 17, there is a new Codebook command.

-----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of necia Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:42 PM To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Is there an easier way?

Not that I can see Gene. It used to display variables' name and label, and under that, the values and value labels for each of the variables. A very handy "codebook".

I think I tried all variations of the "display" command in the help section and I could not get the display the old way with value labels under the variable names and labels. Bummer.

I tried it in version 14 and 16. I don't know why they would have changed the format. I'll be interested if anyone comes up witht he old way. Cheers, Necia

Necia A. Black, Ph.D. e-mail: black@buffalo.edu 246 Computing Center Web URL:http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~black SUNY-Buffalo Buffalo, New York 14260

On Mon, 3 Nov 2008, Gene Maguin wrote:

> All, > > Somebody has given me an dataset and I'd like to make a codebook for it. I > had thought the easiest way to do this would be to do Display dictionary > command. I don't know that this used to be true (perhaps it was) but that > command now gives two tables, one with variable level info and another with > value level info. Together, they're what I need. The key word is together. > Putting them together, however, has been kicking me around my office today. > Is there an easier way to make a code book, minimally defined as > > VarName, VarLabel, Value, ValLabel > > From a given dataset? I am not interested in Python or script procedures. > > Thanks, Gene Maguin. > > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the > command. To leave the list, send the command > SIGNOFF SPSSX-L > For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command > INFO REFCARD > > >

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===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD