[DDI-users] DDI-users Digest, Vol 61, Issue 3

[Hoyle, Larry]

I am working on a version of a 3.1 export that will export the basic
metadata and will include options to embed the dataset (as a RecordSet)
and or the CNTLIN/CNTLOUT dataset (also as a RecordSet). I'm not sure
how far to pursue linking additional metadata in the general tool - user
interface becomes an issue. 


Larry Hoyle

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddi-users-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu [mailto:ddi-users-
> bounces at icpsr.umich.edu] On Behalf Of Pascal Heus
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:15 PM
> To: ddi-users at icpsr.umich.edu
> Subject: Re: [DDI-users] DDI-users Digest, Vol 61, Issue 3
> 
> 
>  Larry:
> I have a SAS to DDI2 export based on the same principle. Your SAS
macro
> code to escape special character remains a bit o a mystery to me but
was
> very helpful, hope you don't mind I reused it.
> Regarding your DDI3 export, an upgrade to DDI 3.1 would be great to
have
> (or 3.2 when out).
> Would be helpful to separate the code into different pieces like basic
> export (data dictionary only), export with extra metadata (like
question
> texts), and sample data/metadata. Do you have any plan to further work
> on the code in the near future? It would also be useful to attach a
> license to the SAS source code (I would of course suggest as
permissive
> as possible like BSD).
> best
> Pascal
> 
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> >    1. SAS CNTLIN CNTLOUT dataset in DDI31 (Hoyle, Larry)
> >    2. Re: SAS CNTLIN CNTLOUT dataset in DDI31 (Michelle Edwards)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:21:03 -0500
> > From: "Hoyle, Larry" <larryhoyle at ku.edu>
> > Subject: [DDI-users] SAS CNTLIN CNTLOUT dataset in DDI31
> > To: "Data Documentation Initiative Users Group"
> > 	<ddi-users at icpsr.umich.edu>
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> > SAS (and Stata) are a little different from SPSS in that labels for
> > values are defined independently from variables. A Variable then
> > contains a pointer to a set of labels (formats).
> >
> > SAS has the capability to create a dataset containing a collection
of
> > label definitions, a "CNTLOUT" dataset. This can be then used as a
> > "CNTLIN" dataset to recreate the collection of labels. Preserving a
SAS
> > dataset involves preserving the dataset itself and the associated
CNTLIN
> > dataset.
> >
> > Since the structure of the CNTLIN dataset is always the same, it is
a
> > good candidate for a DDI 3.1 resource package. A draft of such a
package
> > can be found at:
> >
> >
> >
https://documents.ku.edu/users2/larryhoyle/Public/DDI31/SAS_CNTLIN_CNTLO
> > UT_ResourcePackage.xml
> >
> > A SAS program which writes the above DDI file can be found at:
> >
> >
https://documents.ku.edu/users2/larryhoyle/Public/DDI31/SAS_CNTLIN_CNTLO
> > UT_ResourcePackage_SASputs.sas
> >
> >
> > Feedback would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Larry Hoyle
> > Senior Scientist
> > Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas
> > 1541 Lilac Lane, Blake 607
> > Lawrence, KS  66045-3129
> >
> > http://www.ipsr.ku.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:24:16 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: Michelle Edwards <edwardsm at uoguelph.ca>
> > Subject: Re: [DDI-users] SAS CNTLIN CNTLOUT dataset in DDI31
> > To: Data Documentation Initiative Users Group
> > 	<ddi-users at icpsr.umich.edu>
> > Message-ID:
> >
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> >
> > Hey Larry!
> >
> > This is great news!  Can't wait to try it out :)
> >
> > Michelle
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Larry Hoyle" <larryhoyle at ku.edu>
> > To: "Data Documentation Initiative Users Group" <ddi-
> users at icpsr.umich.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:21:03 AM
> > Subject: [DDI-users] SAS CNTLIN CNTLOUT dataset in DDI31
> >
> > SAS (and Stata) are a little different from SPSS in that labels for
> > values are defined independently from variables. A Variable then
> > contains a pointer to a set of labels (formats).
> >
> > SAS has the capability to create a dataset containing a collection
of
> > label definitions, a "CNTLOUT" dataset. This can be then used as a
> > "CNTLIN" dataset to recreate the collection of labels. Preserving a
SAS
> > dataset involves preserving the dataset itself and the associated
CNTLIN
> > dataset.
> >
> > Since the structure of the CNTLIN dataset is always the same, it is
a
> > good candidate for a DDI 3.1 resource package. A draft of such a
package
> > can be found at:
> >
> >
> >
https://documents.ku.edu/users2/larryhoyle/Public/DDI31/SAS_CNTLIN_CNTLO
> > UT_ResourcePackage.xml
> >
> > A SAS program which writes the above DDI file can be found at:
> >
> >
https://documents.ku.edu/users2/larryhoyle/Public/DDI31/SAS_CNTLIN_CNTLO
> > UT_ResourcePackage_SASputs.sas
> >
> >
> > Feedback would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Larry Hoyle
> > Senior Scientist
> > Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas
> > 1541 Lilac Lane, Blake 607
> > Lawrence, KS  66045-3129
> >
> > http://www.ipsr.ku.edu
> >
> >
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