data list free /firstvar secondvar lastvar.
begin data
1 2 3
end data.
rename variables (firstvar to lastvar=var1 to var3).
*alternatively, you could rename on Save.
save outfile='c:\temp\name.sav'
/rename (firstvar to lastvar=var1 to var3).
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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:
[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mark.W.Andrews
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 9:27 AM
To:
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Subject: Changing Variable Name in Bulk
Hi All,
I am trying to come up with a syntax that will rename variables
sequentially for large (1500+ variable) datasets. I am not too picky
about the new names of the variables so if we could use an SPSS default,
it would be fine (VAR00001, VAR00002, VAR00003). I thought of a
round-about way by exporting the file (comma delineated w/o variable
names) and importing it back in. Is this the easiest way? It just seems
wrong...
Any comments would be appreciated,
Mark
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