Specifying blank custom attribute values in SPSSINC SELECT Variables

Posted by Art Kendall on
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/Specifying-blank-custom-attribute-values-in-SPSSINC-SELECT-Variables-tp5740494.html

I am trying to define subsets of variables based on whether they are ordinary
"Single" variables that have no entry on the custom attribute MR.Set.
 I get this message from
    NAME2=MR.Set VALUE2=" "
    NAME2=MR.Set VALUE2=""
    NAME2=MR.Set VALUE2= string.empty

Warnings
No variables qualify for macro definition !InputSingle

Is there a way to specify an empty string or do I have to put something like
"none" in the custom attribute Mr.Set?

TITLE 'Variables about HH water '.
SUBTITLE 'Single input variables'.
SPSSINC SELECT VARIABLES MACRONAME = '!InputSingle'
    /PROPERTIES
    TYPE=NUMERIC
    /ATTRHASALL 'Var.Grouping' 'Source' 'MR.Set'
    /ATTRVALUES
    NAME =Var.Grouping VALUE="Water"
    NAME1=Source VALUE1="input"
*    NAME2=MR.Set VALUE2=" "*
    /OPTIONS
    ORDER=FILE
    PRINT=YES.

This works and prints the variable names,
SUBTITLE 'Multiple Response variables'
SPSSINC SELECT VARIABLES MACRONAME = '!InputMR'
    /PROPERTIES
    TYPE=NUMERIC
    /ATTRHASALL 'Var.Grouping' 'Source' 'MR.Set'
    /ATTRVALUES
    NAME =Var.Grouping VALUE="Water"
    NAME1=Source VALUE1="input"
*    NAME2=MR.Set VALUE2="$Store.Water"*
    /OPTIONS
    ORDER=FILE
    PRINT=YES.





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Art Kendall
Social Research Consultants
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