How to switch the values of "encode"d group?

[Ismoil Ismoilov]

Dear Statalist,

I used this code in order to creat new variable and use it as a factor variable later.

encode IMF_dejure, gen (de_jure)

So it created the value for Fixed Exchange Rate Regime (ERR) = 1, Intermediate = 3 and Floating = 2. But I need Intermediate = 2 and Floating = 3. How I can switch the values between floating and intermediate ERRs?

[Ismoil Ismoilov]

I found the decision. It seems it is creating the values according to the alphabetical order of the old variable. Thank you~

[Rich Goldstein]

to be clear, the answer to your question in #1 is to set up a label prior to using -encode- and then to apply that label via the label() option to the -encode- command; see

h encode