Comparing variables names to define order

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Comparing variables names to define order

Carlos Renato (www.estatistico.org)
Dear friends of list

    I have a problem that is to sort variables as the end of
your name. For example, I want to join in the base variables
that finish your names similarly. For example:

In the base:

V21.1 V21.2 V21.3 V22.1 V22.2 V22.3 V23.1 V23.2 V23.3

I want to save outfile base in this order:

v21.1 V22.1 V23.1 V21.2 V22.2 V23.2 V21.3 V22.3 V23.3

Exists way to automate it?

Carlos Renato
Statistician

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Re: Comparing variables names to define order

Melissa Ives
Sure--
Save outfile='mypath\myfile.sav'/keep= v21.1 V22.1 V23.1 V21.2 V22.2 V23.2 V21.3 V22.3 V23.3.


Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Carlos Renato
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:15 AM
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Subject: [SPSSX-L] Comparing variables names to define order

Dear friends of list

    I have a problem that is to sort variables as the end of your name. For example, I want to join in the base variables that finish your names similarly. For example:

In the base:

V21.1 V21.2 V21.3 V22.1 V22.2 V22.3 V23.1 V23.2 V23.3

I want to save outfile base in this order:

v21.1 V22.1 V23.1 V21.2 V22.2 V23.2 V21.3 V22.3 V23.3

Exists way to automate it?

Carlos Renato
Statistician

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