Hi Emilio
I think it there is no syntax equivalent for the GUI 'Insert Case'.
However, you could use the Add file command and add one (or several cases)
created with a DATA LIST command.
If you have python installed and SPSS 15, you could use a Python code for
inserting one ore several cases.
Look at the syntax examples below (you will need SPSS 14 or later for having
two datasets open simultaneously).
Hope this helps, Christian
DATA LIST FREE /ID (F) Name(A10).
BEGIN DATA
1 Mueller
2 Huber
3 Kunz
END DATA.
DATASET NAME first.
DATA LIST FREE /ID (F) .
BEGIN DATA
4
5
END DATA.
DATASET NAME Second.
ADD FILES /FILE=*
/FILE='first'.
EXECUTE.
* if you have python installed and SPSS 15 you could also do it this way:.
New File.
DATASET CLOSE all.
DATA LIST FREE /ID (F) Name(A10).
BEGIN DATA
1 Mueller
2 Huber
3 Kunz
END DATA.
BEGIN PROGRAM.
import spss
cur=spss.Cursor(accessType='a')
cur.SetValueNumeric('ID',4)
cur.SetValueChar('Name','Smith')
cur.CommitCase()
cur.SetValueNumeric('ID',5)
cur.SetValueChar('Name','Bissell')
cur.CommitCase()
cur.EndChanges()
cur.close()
END PROGRAM.
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Betreff: Syntax for "insert cases"?
Hello!
Does anybody know how to write a syntax for inserting new cases in an
existing open file?
There is a botton in SPSS that has this function to insert cases but I
would like to have a syntax instead.
Thanks
Emilio Villegas
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