CODEBOOK_RIPPER: Stata module to convert metadata managed in a spreadsheet into do files with renaming, notes as well as variable and value labelling

Niels Henrik Bruun

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: Metadata such as labels for variables, value labels and other information are sometimes saved or managed in sheets from a Excel workbook. The command codebook_ripper can convert that information into a do file template that adds this information to the dataset. codebook_ripper imports the specified sheet table into Stata and from there the necessary commands are generated and saved into the do file. The dataset possibly present at Stata will be preserved in the process.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 12
Keywords: metadata; codebook; data management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-08-16
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install codebook_ripper". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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