DELETE VARIABLES (all)

[Moon Kid]

I want to delete all variables.

DELETE VARIABLES

doesn't work. It affects nothing. I don't want to specify each name.
I need something like a wildcard (*) for all variables.

Is it possible.

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[Bruce Weaver]

RTFM, Moon Kid.  

"You cannot use this command to delete all variables in the active dataset. If the variable list includes all variables in the active dataset, an error results and the command is not executed.  Use NEW FILE to delete all variables."

Moon Kid wrote

I want to delete all variables.

DELETE VARIABLES

doesn't work. It affects nothing. I don't want to specify each name.
I need something like a wildcard (*) for all variables.

Is it possible.

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[Art Kendall]

If there is a different dataset open,  DATASET CLOSE should accomplish what the OP asks about.
On 3/22/2014 7:26 AM, Bruce Weaver [via SPSSX Discussion] wrote:

RTFM, Moon Kid.  

"You cannot use this command to delete all variables in the active dataset. If the variable list includes all variables in the active dataset, an error results and the command is not executed.  Use NEW FILE to delete all variables."

Moon Kid wrote

I want to delete all variables.

DELETE VARIABLES

doesn't work. It affects nothing. I don't want to specify each name.
I need something like a wildcard (*) for all variables.

Is it possible.

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