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Re: Preserving *.sav files as last displayed

Posted by Jon K Peck on Sep 17, 2013; 3:31pm
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The columns property affects the widths for data display, but there is no way to preserve the Variable View column widths as last set.  The scripting apis provide access to the general properties of the window, but that does not include the individual column widths.  You can add or suppress columns from the View menu, and that sticks for the dataset.


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If I swap the columns around in the Data Editor, save and re-open, the display retais the new column order.  However if I adjust the column widths to see variable and value labels in full, then save and re-open, the display defaults to narrow columns again.  Is there any way to save the Data Editor as last displayed?

 

 

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