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Label a column via scripting?

ERoderz — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:57:02 GMT

I'm trying to label a column via JSL, but all I can find help for is Code to label specific rows based upon conditions. I've tried a couple approaches but was thinking this would work, but it doesn't...

dt:Column("Day #") << Set labelled; or dt:"Day #" << Set labelled

Re: Label a column via scripting?

Mark_Bailey — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:17:17 GMT

The correct message is Label. The opposite effect uses the Unlabel message. Send the message to the data column, not the data table.

Re: Label a column via scripting?

txnelson — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:19:46 GMT

To set the Label property for a column, use the following

dt << set label columns (:Day #)

Documented in

Help==>Scripting Index

Re: Label a column via scripting?

Turbo2020 — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:41:39 GMT

Hi Mark,

This should be straight forward, but somehow I'm not able to get the Unlabel to work.

Can you please help enlighten me?

dt = Current Data Table();

//Works fine to Label
:name("ID") << Label;
:name("ID") << Set Labelled;
dt << Set Label Columns( :ID );

//Doesn't work to Label
:name("ID") << Set Label;

//Doesn't work to use Unlabel
:name("ID") << Unlabel;
:name("ID") << Set Unlabel;
:name("ID") << Set Unlabelled;
dt << Set Unlabel Columns( :ID );

Thanks!

Re: Label a column via scripting?

txnelson — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:02:16 GMT

names default to here(1);
dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp");
:name << label(1);

wait(5);

:name << label(0);

Look in the Scripting Index for syntax for items like this.