Label

Format: La[bel] [column or variable [new name]]

This is the command used to change the title appearing at the top of a column or the label of a variable.

Examples:

Enter command -  lab c2 Alog

Now the new title for c2 is Alog.

Enter command -  lab v4 theta

Now the fourth general purpose variable can be referred to as THETA.

Enter command -  label 
Enter column to label:   c3 
Current label is  AGE, enter new label:   fred

If the column or the new label is missing EASISTAT will ask you to supply them. The third column, which did have the title AGE, now has the title FRED.

The new title cannot be displayed if it is longer than the column width. If you wish to have a longer title, you should first increase the column width by using the FORMAT command.

The title cannot contain spaces or non-ASCII characters (it cannot include the pound sign). Make sure you check the rules for valid labels at the end of the previous chapter, otherwise the parser may get confused.