DEFINE command

[Samir Omerovic]

Hi to all,

 

Let me first wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

I have a question about DEFINE command. This is the syntax I am trying to make work:

 

DEFINE test (!POS !token(1)

             /!POS !token(1)).

 

DO IF (p27_!1=P26)

Compute test=1.

Execute.

 

!ENDDEFINE.

 

test 28.

 

I know this can be done with ANY command but I have some similar issues where I can not use this or
something else. So basically I want to ask if I can use these tokens !1, !2 etc. as a replacement
for a part of variables name (like Compute test!1=***)?

 

Is there a way to do this in SPSS.

 

BR

Samir

 

 

Samir Omerovic
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[Albert-Jan Roskam]

Hi Samir,

Happy new year to you too!

I think !CONCAT is what you're looking for:

DEFINE test (!POS !token(1) /!POS !token(1)).

DO IF (!concat(p27_,!1)=P26).
+ Compute test=1.
end if.
Execute.

!ENDDEFINE.

test 28.

In addition, use SET MPRINT = ON. to see what you're
doing.

Cheers!!
Albert-Jan




--- Samir Omerovic <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi to all,
>
>
>
> Let me first wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy
> New Year.
>
> I have a question about DEFINE command. This is the
> syntax I am trying to make work:
>
>
>
> DEFINE test (!POS !token(1)
>
>              /!POS !token(1)).
>
>
>
> DO IF (p27_!1=P26)
>
> Compute test=1.
>
> Execute.
>
>
>
> !ENDDEFINE.
>
>
>
> test 28.
>
>
>
> I know this can be done with ANY command but I have
> some similar issues where I can not use this or
> something else. So basically I want to ask if I can
> use these tokens !1, !2 etc. as a replacement
> for a part of variables name (like Compute
> test!1=***)?
>
>
>
> Is there a way to do this in SPSS.
>
>
>
> BR
>
> Samir
>
>
>
>
>
> Samir Omerovic
> Researcher
> ___________________________
> GfK BH d.o.o.
> Skenderija 44
> 71 000 Sarajevo
> Bosnia and Herzegovina
> Phone [phone]
> Fax [phone]
> [hidden email]
> www.gfk.ba
>
>
>
> Before printing this e-mail, please consider
> environment protection.
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> This e-mail (and any attachment/s) contains
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>
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> molimo odmah upozoriti po¹iljaoca
> i uni¹titi primljenu e-poruku. Neautorizirano
> kopiranje, objavljivanje ili distribucija sadr¾aja
> iz
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