How to repeat a section of syntax

[D.R. Wahlgren]

Gang,
I want to create a single line graph for each participant in my data
set.  The data are in long format, necessitated by the particular
GGRAPH commands I'm using.

My current approach is to create a temporary copy of the dataset
using DATASET COPY, use SELECT IF to reduce to a single ID#, then run
the graph, then close the dataset.   I've copied this set of syntax
as many times as I have participants in the data file, replacing the
ID# used in the SELECT IF command in each batch.

(Incidentally, I cannot use a TEMP command for the SELECT IF, because
the graph syntax is comprised of two separate commands.  Hence the
need to create copies of the data set each time.)

Is there a simpler way to do this using a DO REPEAT or LOOP command?

thanks,
Dennis

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[Bruce Weaver]

D.R. Wahlgren wrote

Gang,
I want to create a single line graph for each participant in my data
set.  The data are in long format, necessitated by the particular
GGRAPH commands I'm using.

My current approach is to create a temporary copy of the dataset
using DATASET COPY, use SELECT IF to reduce to a single ID#, then run
the graph, then close the dataset.   I've copied this set of syntax
as many times as I have participants in the data file, replacing the
ID# used in the SELECT IF command in each batch.

(Incidentally, I cannot use a TEMP command for the SELECT IF, because
the graph syntax is comprised of two separate commands.  Hence the
need to create copies of the data set each time.)

Is there a simpler way to do this using a DO REPEAT or LOOP command?

thanks,
Dennis

Try this (changing ID to the proper variable name if necessary):

sort cases by ID.
split file by ID.
* Your graph commands here .
split file off.