AW: syntax for changing width of variable

[Mario Giesel]

Hi, Christine,

does this help?

RENAME VAR (ID = ID_old).
STRING ID (A15).
COMPUTE ID = ID_old.

 
Good luck,
Mario


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Hi there!
I'm using version 15 and am new to syntax. I am combining two large datasets
and need to change the width of a string variable (of all things). What
would the code be for doing this task?

It would be very cumbersome to go into the dataset and manually change it as
this is longitudinal data and I am trying to create a script that processes
this automatically. All my books assume I can just simply go in and manually
change it but this would not be ideal.

Dataset1: ID, variable Type string, width 8
Dataset2: ID, variable Type string, width 15

Basically all I need to do is change 15 to 8

Thanks in advance.
Christine

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[Melissa Ives]

Or just:

Formats ID(A8).

Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mario Giesel
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:22 AM
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Subject: [SPSSX-L] AW: syntax for changing width of variable

Hi, Christine,

does this help?

RENAME VAR (ID = ID_old).
STRING ID (A15).
COMPUTE ID = ID_old.


Good luck,
Mario


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Von: Christine <[hidden email]>
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Gesendet: Dienstag, den 20. Januar 2009, 08:08:11 Uhr
Betreff: syntax for changing width of variable

Hi there!
I'm using version 15 and am new to syntax. I am combining two large datasets and need to change the width of a string variable (of all things). What would the code be for doing this task?

It would be very cumbersome to go into the dataset and manually change it as this is longitudinal data and I am trying to create a script that processes this automatically. All my books assume I can just simply go in and manually change it but this would not be ideal.

Dataset1: ID, variable Type string, width 8
Dataset2: ID, variable Type string, width 15

Basically all I need to do is change 15 to 8

Thanks in advance.
Christine

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[Oliver, Richard]

That won't work. Prior to release 16, you could not change the defined width of a string variable. (You had to create a new variable.) Starting with release 16, you can do so with the Alter Type command.

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Subject: Re: AW: syntax for changing width of variable

Or just:

Formats ID(A8).

Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mario Giesel
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:22 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [SPSSX-L] AW: syntax for changing width of variable

Hi, Christine,

does this help?

RENAME VAR (ID = ID_old).
STRING ID (A15).
COMPUTE ID = ID_old.


Good luck,
Mario


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Von: Christine <[hidden email]>
An: [hidden email]
Gesendet: Dienstag, den 20. Januar 2009, 08:08:11 Uhr
Betreff: syntax for changing width of variable

Hi there!
I'm using version 15 and am new to syntax. I am combining two large datasets and need to change the width of a string variable (of all things). What would the code be for doing this task?

It would be very cumbersome to go into the dataset and manually change it as this is longitudinal data and I am trying to create a script that processes this automatically. All my books assume I can just simply go in and manually change it but this would not be ideal.

Dataset1: ID, variable Type string, width 8
Dataset2: ID, variable Type string, width 15

Basically all I need to do is change 15 to 8

Thanks in advance.
Christine

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