Value Maps

[Redwing153]

Hello
I find Value Maps very useful, but I am wondering is there a way to create a value map from two alpha series;
In a similar manner one can create a string object=@wjoin(@convert(seriesname)) - can one do something similar with value maps?

Many thanks all.

RW

[EViews Gareth]

Look up alpha.makemap in the Alpha section of Chapter 1 of the Object Reference PDF (available from Help menu).

[Redwing153]

Thanks. I have investigated that already and (unless I'm missing something, which is entirely possible) it won't allow to make many to one mappings.
In addition, I'm always stuck with an observation number on the left hand side, whereas I want the left hand side to be one of my series.
What would be ideal (or rather easy) would be a program routine that enables me to copy and paste into a valmap, which is currently the way I am trying to solve it.

Thanks anyway.

RW

[EViews Gareth]

I'm a little lost as to what you're trying to do then. What do you mean by create a value map out of two alpha series?

[Redwing153]

Thanks.
So both the value and label in my value map will be text ; the text in both cases is generated from an alpha series, which is separately maintained.
This program is close to what I want, but I've had to substitute hyphens into the text (the text contains a number of 'int' elements) as the string is space delimited.

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for !i=1 to 25 smpl {!i} {!i} string1=@wdelim(@last(ticker)," ","-") string2=@wdelim(@last(region)," ","-") mymap.append {series1} {series2} next

Thanks.

[EViews Gareth]

I see. I don't think you can make that happen.