Syntax problem

[Scott Collier]

Hi,

I wrote the following syntax:

do repeat
  x=Importance1 TO Importance31/
  y=Level_Today1 TO Level_Today31/
  z=diff1 TO diff31
COMPUTE z=x-y
End repeat.

I keep getting an error stating that:

do repeat
  x=Importance1 TO Importance31/
  y=Level_Today1 TO Level_Today31/
  z=diff1 TO diff31
COMPUTE z=x-y
End repeat.

>Error # 4502 in column 10.  Text: =
>An equals sign appears in a variable or value list where it is not
>expected.  It will be ignored.
>This command not executed.


>Error # 4508 in column 12.  Text: -
>Unrecognized text appears on the DO REPEAT command.  It will be ignored.

Can anyone help??  I don't see anything wrong with it...

Thanks,
Scott

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[ViAnn Beadle]

Your missing the period after the DO REPEAT command.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Scott Collier
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:25 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Syntax problem

Hi,

I wrote the following syntax:

do repeat
  x=Importance1 TO Importance31/
  y=Level_Today1 TO Level_Today31/
  z=diff1 TO diff31
COMPUTE z=x-y
End repeat.

I keep getting an error stating that:

do repeat
  x=Importance1 TO Importance31/
  y=Level_Today1 TO Level_Today31/
  z=diff1 TO diff31
COMPUTE z=x-y
End repeat.

>Error # 4502 in column 10.  Text: =
>An equals sign appears in a variable or value list where it is not
>expected.  It will be ignored.
>This command not executed.


>Error # 4508 in column 12.  Text: -
>Unrecognized text appears on the DO REPEAT command.  It will be ignored.

Can anyone help??  I don't see anything wrong with it...

Thanks,
Scott

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[necia]

> Your missing the period after the DO REPEAT command.

And after the COMPUTE command and the DIFF31 at the end of the z= command.
ie:
> do repeat
>  x=Importance1 TO Importance31/
>  y=Level_Today1 TO Level_Today31/
>  z=diff1 TO diff31.
> COMPUTE z=x-y.
> End repeat.


Necia A. Black, Ph.D.           e-mail:  [hidden email]
246 Computing Center            Web URL:http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~black
SUNY-Buffalo
Buffalo, New York 14260

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, ViAnn Beadle wrote:

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Scott Collier
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:25 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Syntax problem
>
> Hi,
>
> I wrote the following syntax:
> do repeat
>  x=Importance1 TO Importance31/
>  y=Level_Today1 TO Level_Today31/
>  z=diff1 TO diff31
> COMPUTE z=x-y
> End repeat.
>
>
> I keep getting an error stating that:
>
> do repeat
>  x=Importance1 TO Importance31/
>  y=Level_Today1 TO Level_Today31/
>  z=diff1 TO diff31
> COMPUTE z=x-y
> End repeat.
>
>> Error # 4502 in column 10.  Text: =
>> An equals sign appears in a variable or value list where it is not
>> expected.  It will be ignored.
>> This command not executed.
>
>
>> Error # 4508 in column 12.  Text: -
>> Unrecognized text appears on the DO REPEAT command.  It will be ignored.
>
> Can anyone help??  I don't see anything wrong with it...
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
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