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John F Hall

Moving columns around in Variable View

I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing). Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column at a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this deliberate or just a quirk?

John F Hall (Mr)

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David Marso

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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Screw that!
MATCH FILES / FILE * / KEEP <variable list in whatever order you deign preferable>.

John F Hall wrote

I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more
important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing).
Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I
tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column at
a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this deliberate
or just a quirk?

John F Hall (Mr)
[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email: <mailto:[hidden email]> [hidden email]
Website: <http://www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/>
www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
SPSS start page: : :
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www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop

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Art Kendall

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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David suggested using MATCH FILES which is also what I do.

Did you mean "variables view"?

Art Kendall
Social Research Consultants

On 1/3/2014 4:54 AM, John F Hall [via SPSSX Discussion] wrote:

I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing). Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column at a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this deliberate or just a quirk?

John F Hall (Mr)

[Retired academic survey researcher]

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Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com

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Jon K Peck

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

I don't see this order reversal in either Data or Variable View with V22. Also, a reminder, you can split the DE Data View screen both horizontally and vertically by dragging the rather inconspicuous mullions at the window edge or using the Window > Split menu. The parts can be separately scrolled.

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David suggested using MATCH FILES which is also what I do.

Did you mean "variables view"?

Art Kendall Social Research Consultants
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Art Kendall

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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Using syntax documents what you do.
In addition, it allows you do go back and do "it" whatever way you actually want it.

the /KEEP can use "all" as an argument.
/KEEP = ID, age, gender, country, attitude1 attitude2 attitude3 all

If you use the ROLE attribute it can be useful in arranging variables via SORT CASES
roles might be "demographic" ScaleScore ScaleItem etc

Art Kendall
Social Research Consultants

On 1/3/2014 8:23 AM, David Marso [via SPSSX Discussion] wrote:

Screw that!
MATCH FILES / FILE * / KEEP <variable list in whatever order you deign preferable>.

John F Hall wrote

I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more
important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing).
Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I
tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column at
a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this deliberate
or just a quirk?

John F Hall (Mr)
[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email: <mailto:[hidden email]> [hidden email]
Website: <http://www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/>
www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
SPSS start page: : :
<http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop.html>
www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop

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David Marso

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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Sory John,
I misread the question. You are apparently reordering the attributes not the variables themselves.
I am able to replicate the reversal in ver 22 64 bit Windoze 8.1.
Oops ;-) I would hardly call it deliberate.
Probably programmed on a Friday after 5PM.
Perhaps copious amounts of alcohol are to blame?
DMM

David Marso wrote

Screw that!
MATCH FILES / FILE * / KEEP <variable list in whatever order you deign preferable>.

John F Hall wrote

I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more
important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing).
Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I
tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column at
a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this deliberate
or just a quirk?

John F Hall (Mr)
[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email: <mailto:[hidden email]> [hidden email]
Website: <http://www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/>
www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
SPSS start page: : :
<http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop.html>
www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop

Blouin, Tyler

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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Hi John,

To change the columns in the variable view, go to Edit > Options > Data and then click the button for “Customize Variable View.” Here you can show/hide what you need and put them in the preferred order. There’s also a button to restore defaults if you wish to revert back.

-Tyler

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Subject: Moving columns around in Variable View

John F Hall (Mr)

[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email: [hidden email]

Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com

SPSS start page: : : www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop

David Marso

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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Excellent Tyler!
I must devote a day to digging around the GUI and see what other neat things have been added.
I pretty much run syntax and don't do much in the DE, but nice to know this is there.

Blouin, Tyler wrote

Hi John,

To change the columns in the variable view, go to Edit > Options > Data and then click the button for "Customize Variable View." Here you can show/hide what you need and put them in the preferred order. There's also a button to restore defaults if you wish to revert back.

-Tyler

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of John F Hall
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 4:54 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Moving columns around in Variable View

I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing). Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column at a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this deliberate or just a quirk?

John F Hall (Mr)
[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email: [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>
Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com<http://www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/>
SPSS start page: : : www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop<http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop.html>

Jon K Peck

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

One important reason that this was added is that you can cause custom attributes you define with VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES or Data > Define Variable Properties > Attributes to appear in Variable View. Enriched metadata can be very useful in documenting the data and can be used via programmability to build generalized jobs.

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From: David Marso <[hidden email]>
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Date: 01/03/2014 08:45 AM
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Excellent Tyler! I must devote a day to digging around the GUI and see what other neat things have been added. I pretty much run syntax and don't do much in the DE, but nice to know this is there. Blouin, Tyler wrote > Hi John, > > To change the columns in the variable view, go to Edit > Options > Data > and then click the button for "Customize Variable View." Here you can > show/hide what you need and put them in the preferred order. There's also > a button to restore defaults if you wish to revert back. > > -Tyler > > > > > > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto: > SPSSX-L@.UGA > ] On Behalf Of John F Hall > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 4:54 AM > To: > SPSSX-L@.UGA > Subject: Moving columns around in Variable View > > I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more > important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing). > Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I > tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column > at a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this > deliberate or just a quirk? > > John F Hall (Mr) > [Retired academic survey researcher] > > Email: > johnfhall@ > <mailto: > johnfhall@ > > > Website: >www.surveyresearch.weebly.com<http://www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/> > SPSS start page: : : >www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop<http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop.html> ----- Please reply to the list and not to my personal email. Those desiring my consulting or training services please feel free to email me. --- "Nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras ante porcos ne forte conculcent eas pedibus suis." Cum es damnatorum possederunt porcos iens ut salire off sanguinum cliff in abyssum?" -- View this message in context:http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Moving-columns-around-in-Variable-View-tp5723758p5723769.htmlSent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD

John F Hall

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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Tyler

Nice one: something new to learn every day. Never tried that, but it’s still quicker to drag the columns around in Variable View. However, it could be useful to uncheck the attributes I rarely use, and certainly something to show newbies.

John

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Hi John,

-Tyler

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John F Hall (Mr)

[Retired academic survey researcher]

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Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com

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John F Hall

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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David

Yes, attributes. You beat me to it with the booze admission!

John

-----Original Message-----
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David Marso
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Subject: Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

Sory John,
I misread the question. You are apparently reordering the attributes not
the variables themselves.
I am able to replicate the reversal in ver 22 64 bit Windoze 8.1.
Oops ;-) I would hardly call it deliberate.
Probably programmed on a Friday after 5PM.
Perhaps copious amounts of alcohol are to blame?
DMM

David Marso wrote
> Screw that!
> MATCH FILES / FILE * / KEEP
> <variable list in whatever order you deign preferable> .
> John F Hall wrote
>> I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me)
>> more important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values,
Missing).
>> Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way,
>> but I tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than
>> one column at a time to a new position reverses their original order:
>> is this deliberate or just a quirk?
>>
>> John F Hall (Mr)
>> [Retired academic survey researcher]
>>
>> Email: <mailto:

>> johnfhall@

>> >

>> johnfhall@

>> Website: <http://www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/>
>> www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
>> SPSS start page: : :
>> <http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop.html&
>> gt; www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop

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John F Hall

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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Art

Yes: the Data Editor in Variable View, so that it looks like

Try it and see what I mean.

John

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Subject: Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

David suggested using MATCH FILES which is also what I do.

Did you mean "variables view"?

Art Kendall

Social Research Consultants

On 1/3/2014 4:54 AM, John F Hall [via SPSSX Discussion] wrote:

I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing). Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column at a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this deliberate or just a quirk?

John F Hall (Mr)
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David Marso

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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I was referring to the programmers ;-)
The local has been out of Golden Whatzit so that can't be it.
Besides I never imbibe before 4PM and don't post when I do.
Probably more like I usually just quickly scan your posts rather than carefully parsing them ;-)

John F Hall wrote

David

Yes, attributes. You beat me to it with the booze admission!

John

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
David Marso
Sent: 03 January 2014 16:28
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

Sory John,
I misread the question. You are apparently reordering the attributes not
the variables themselves.
I am able to replicate the reversal in ver 22 64 bit Windoze 8.1.
Oops ;-) I would hardly call it deliberate.
Probably programmed on a Friday after 5PM.
Perhaps copious amounts of alcohol are to blame?
DMM

David Marso wrote
> Screw that!
> MATCH FILES / FILE * / KEEP
> <variable list in whatever order you deign preferable> .
> John F Hall wrote
>> I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me)
>> more important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values,
Missing).
>> Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way,
>> but I tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than
>> one column at a time to a new position reverses their original order:
>> is this deliberate or just a quirk?
>>
>> John F Hall (Mr)
>> [Retired academic survey researcher]
>>
>> Email: <mailto:

>> johnfhall@

>> >

>> johnfhall@

>> Website: <http://www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/>
>> www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
>> SPSS start page: : :
>> <http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop.html&
>> gt; www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop

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I suspect that if you want the same ordering for all data files then this is a one time deal and you won't have to drag anything after setting it once.

John F Hall wrote

Tyler

Nice one: something new to learn every day. Never tried that, but it's
still quicker to drag the columns around in Variable View. However, it
could be useful to uncheck the attributes I rarely use, and certainly
something to show newbies.

John

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Blouin, Tyler
Sent: 03 January 2014 16:30
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Subject: Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

Hi John,

To change the columns in the variable view, go to Edit > Options > Data and
then click the button for "Customize Variable View." Here you can show/hide
what you need and put them in the preferred order. There's also a button to
restore defaults if you wish to revert back.

-Tyler

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
John F Hall
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 4:54 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Moving columns around in Variable View

I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more
important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing).
Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I
tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column at
a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this deliberate
or just a quirk?

John F Hall (Mr)
[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email: [hidden email]
Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
<http://www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/>
SPSS start page: : :
www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop
<http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop.html>

Cathie Atkinson-2

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

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I love this idea, but when I tried it, the attributes did not stay in position. Also, the custom attributes column I have created was not listed in the customize window and that was the one I wanted to move forward. When I create a file, variable view is as I specified (no custom attribute defined yet), but as soon as I define the custom attribute variable view reverts to the default. Is there some way to fix this?

Also, it would be great if you could customize the width as well. Not sure why they made the label column so small - I routinely need to widen it to be able to read the label.

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Jon K Peck

Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

I don't see that behavior in newer versions of Statistics, so the problem seems to have been addressed at some point after V19.

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From: Cathie Atkinson <[hidden email]>
To: Jon K Peck/Chicago/IBM@IBMUS,
Date: 01/09/2014 08:03 AM
Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Moving columns around in Variable View

Thanks for your response Jon.

I'm using 19.0.0.2

I used edit-options-data to remove columns, align, and role from variable view and rearranged some things. When I create any file, the view is just as I specified. As soon as I run the following syntax, the variable view reverts to default and columns, align, and role are present along with the custom column.

VARIABLE ATTRIBUTE VARIABLES = CESDpos CESDneg CESDtot
attribute = file ('2 CESD').

I see what you are saying about seeing the custom file in options after it's created and yes it's there at that point. What I don't understand is why everything changes back - why not just add the custom column onto what was already there? It's not a big deal, just would make things easier to look at. All of my data files are constantly changing and I run programs frequently to update so I don't see any way to make things "stick" and there doesn't seem to be a syntax way to do it.

Is there anything in Python?

From: Jon K Peck <[hidden email]>
To: Cathie Atkinson <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Moving columns around in Variable View

Can you explain more about exactly how you are doing this and what Statistics version you are using? I don't see the behavior you describe. For example, I created a new custom attribute using Data > Define Variable Properties, and going to the View > Customize Variable View menu in the DE, and it was there.

Since custom attributes go with a dataset, for a dataset that doesn't have a particular attribute, it shouldn't appear in the View menu for that dataset.

Jon Peck (no "h") aka Kim
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Date: 01/08/2014 03:58 PM
Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Moving columns around in Variable View
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From: Jon K Peck <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Moving columns around in Variable View

One important reason that this was added is that you can cause custom attributes you define with VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES or Data > Define Variable Properties > Attributes to appear in Variable View. Enriched metadata can be very useful in documenting the data and can be used via programmability to build generalized jobs.

Jon Peck (no "h") aka Kim
Senior Software Engineer, IBM
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phone: 720-342-5621

From: David Marso <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email],
Date: 01/03/2014 08:45 AM
Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Moving columns around in Variable View
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Excellent Tyler!
I must devote a day to digging around the GUI and see what other neat things
have been added.
I pretty much run syntax and don't do much in the DE, but nice to know this
is there.

Blouin, Tyler wrote
> Hi John,
>
> To change the columns in the variable view, go to Edit > Options > Data
> and then click the button for "Customize Variable View." Here you can
> show/hide what you need and put them in the preferred order. There's also
> a button to restore defaults if you wish to revert back.
>
> -Tyler
>
>
>
>
>
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> Subject: Moving columns around in Variable View
>
> I like to move columns around in the Data Editor to keep the (to me) more
> important ones on the left side (Name, Measure, Label, Values, Missing).
> Moving them one at a time by highlighting then dragging is one way, but I
> tried highlighting two or more at a time. Dragging more than one column
> at a time to a new position reverses their original order: is this
> deliberate or just a quirk?
>
> John F Hall (Mr)
> [Retired academic survey researcher]
>
> Email:

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