thanks Rick! that's exactly what I needed.
2012/4/2 Rick Oliver <
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> if (isin3=60) DATE_ISSUE= date.dmy(4,8,2009).
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> From: Rodrigo Briceño <
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> Date: 04/02/2012 12:16 PM
> Subject: replace dates with syntax
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> Dear SPSS experts. I'm working with a data file that has an
> indentifier (ISIN3) and two dates variables (date 11 format):
> DATE_ISSUE, DATE_MATURITY (example: 20-JAN-2011)
>
> What I'm trying to do is to find 10 specific values in these two dates
> variables and replace them with correct values. I'm working with
> syntax and I tried the following:
>
> if (isin3=60) DATE_ISSUE= 4/8/2009. (ERROR)
> if (isin3=60) DATE_ISSUE= 04-AGO-2009. (ERROR)
> if (isin3=60) DATE_ISSUE= '04-AGO-2009'. (ERROR)
>
> Would you kindly help me to identify what I'm doing wrong?
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> Best regards.
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