Solution to Data Entry Problem

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Solution to Data Entry Problem

Deborah Eliyahu
Hello, all,
I'd like to post the solution to a problem that I had, in case anybody
else encounters this at some point.  My problem was:

"I am working with SPSS Version 14.0.  I am trying to flag some individuals
in a file that was imported from Excel.  I defined a few string variables
(1 char each) and am simply marking the relevant cases with a lower case
x.  The odd thing that is happening is that an x is also appearing in the
6th case ABOVE the case that I am trying to flag.  When I put the cursor
on that cell, it disappears, but if I don't, it remains."

This is apparently a bug, and patch 14.0.2 solves it.  I'm happy to say -
no more phantom data.

Thank you all,
Debbie Eliyahu