recode into same variables

[Sandy Sigmon]

Hi,
I have SPSS 17.0 and have encountered the following:
when recoding into same variables, I can only enter 6 numbers to be
recoded. I downloaded a patch and it did not fix the problem. Can anyone
help?
Sandy Sigmon

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[Arthur Burke]

You don't say whether you are attempting the recode through the menu
system or through syntax, but the following syntax works for 7 codes or
for any number for that matter.  The convention is (old value = new
value)...

RECODE V1 (1=7) (2=6) (3=5) (4=4) (5=3) (6=2) (7=1).
EXECUTE.

Art
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy Sigmon [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:21 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: recode into same variables

Hi,
I have SPSS 17.0 and have encountered the following:
when recoding into same variables, I can only enter 6 numbers to be
recoded. I downloaded a patch and it did not fix the problem. Can anyone
help?
Sandy Sigmon

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[SPSS Support]

Hi Sandy,
  Which patch did you download? There was a bug in 17 and 17.0.1 where the 'Recode into Same Variables->Old and New Values' dialog was limited to 6 Old->New entries. This bug was fixed by the 17.0.2 patch.
The 6 entry limit did not affect RECODE syntax commands, so a workaround is to run the recode from a syntax window. You could enter the first Old->New entries in the dialog, click Continue and then Paste to paste the command to a syntax window. You could add the additional (old = new) entries to the command, as in:

RECODE grpb (1=100) (2=200) (3=300) (4=400) (5=500) (6=600) (7=700) (8=800).
EXECUTE.

However, the 17.0.2 patch at http://support.spss.com should resolve the problem. Let us know.

David Matheson
SPSS Statistical Support

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Sandy Sigmon
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:21 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: recode into same variables

Hi,
I have SPSS 17.0 and have encountered the following:
when recoding into same variables, I can only enter 6 numbers to be
recoded. I downloaded a patch and it did not fix the problem. Can anyone
help?
Sandy Sigmon

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[Art Kendall]

If you REALLY have to recode into the same variables, be sure that you save previous versions of your data in such a way that you can go back as you create new drafts of your work.

Art Kendall
Social Research Consultants

Sandy Sigmon wrote:

Hi,
I have SPSS 17.0 and have encountered the following:
when recoding into same variables, I can only enter 6 numbers to be
recoded. I downloaded a patch and it did not fix the problem. Can anyone
help?
Sandy Sigmon

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