Display or change the label view of a spool object, including the last modified date and display name (if any).
Syntax
spool_name.label(options) [text]
Options
When used with options or the text argument, label displays the current spool label. The second version may be used to modify the label. 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 SP1 with “Data from CPS 1988 March File”:
sp1.label(r)
sp1.label(r) Data from CPS 1988 March File
To append additional remarks to SP1, and then to print the label view:
sp1.label(r) Log of hourly wage
sp1.label(p)
To clear and then set the units field, use:
sp1.label(u) Millions of bushels
Cross-references
See
“Labeling Objects” for a discussion of labels.