If the variables are already contiguous try something like this untested
syntax.
/compute award = any(awartyp1 to awartyp8,'GP') or //any(awartyp1 to
awartyp8,'gp')//.
/OR/
//count award = awartyp1 to awartyp8('GP','gp').
recode award (0=0)(1 thru 8=1)(else=copy) into award2./
You can make them contiguous by something like this.
/match files file=*/keep = awartyp1, awartyp2, awartyp3, awartyp4,
awartyp5, awartyp6, awartyp7, awartyp8, all.
/
If they are not contiguous you can do something like this.
/count award = awartyp1, awartyp2, awartyp3, awartyp4, awartyp5,
awartyp6, awartyp7, awartyp8('GP','gp').
recode award (0=0)(1 thru 8=1)(else=copy) into award2.
/
Art Kendall
Social Research Consultants
Sam Ballard wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> I'm trying to create a new variable based on eight STRING variables. My
> syntax is below that works. Is there a more efficient way to write the
> syntax to create the variable? Something that doesn't repeat the IF
> statement over and over again?
>
> COMPUTE AWARD = 0.
> IF (AWARTYP1 = 'GP') AWARD =1.
> IF (AWARTYP2 = 'GP') AWARD =1.
> IF (AWARTYP3 = 'GP') AWARD =1.
> IF (AWARTYP4 = 'GP') AWARD =1.
> IF (AWARTYP5 = 'GP') AWARD =1.
> IF (AWARTYP6 = 'GP') AWARD =1.
> IF (AWARTYP7 = 'GP') AWARD =1.
> IF (AWARTYP8 = 'GP') AWARD =1.
> Execute.
>
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Sam
> SDCCD
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