Display or change the label view of an alpha series, including the last modified date and display name (if any).
As a procedure, label changes the fields in the alpha series label.
Syntax
alpha_name.label
alpha_name.label(options) text
Options
To modify the label, you should specify one of the following options along with optional text. If there is no text provided, the specified field will be cleared:
c | Clears all text fields in the label. |
d | Sets the description field to text. |
s | Sets the source field to text. |
u | Sets the units field to text. |
r | Appends text to the remarks field as an additional line. |
p | Print the label view. |
Examples
The following lines replace the remarks field of ALPHA1 with “Data from CPS 1988 March File”:
alpha1.label(r)
alpha1.label(r) Data from CPS 1988 March File
To append additional remarks to ALPHA1, and then to print the label view:
alpha1.label(r) Hourly notes
alpha1.label(p)
Cross-references
See
“Labeling Objects” for a discussion of labels.