Date:         Wed, 3 Jan 2001 17:42:02 -0500
Reply-To:     harding faulk <hfaulk@cheyney.edu>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         harding faulk <hfaulk@CHEYNEY.EDU>
Organization: CHEYNEY UNIVERSIRY
Subject:      CONVERTING STRING TO NUMERIC VARIABLES
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I'm converting course names that are string variables into CIP codes that are numeric variables.  Initially, the Recode function worked perfectly.  Then I expanded the list of recodes.  Once this list was finished I got the following message: "A string variable cannot be recoded to a numeric value.  Consider the CONVERT or INTO options.  This command not executed."  I checked the an SPSS syntax manual, release 6.0  and revised the recode statement.  It's still not working.

Here is a truncated version of the script:
Get
File=C:\CCAR99\SDMSU99.sav'.
EXECUTE
RECODE
NUCOURSE('XEA'=1304) ('PHE'=3103) ('XEF'=1312) into cipcrs.
VARIABLE LABELS cipcrs'cip course'.
EXECUTE.

After the error message, I revised the script:

Get
File=C:\CCAR99\SDMSU99.sav'.
EXECUTE
RECODE
#NUCOURSE (CONVERT)
('XEA'=1304) ('PHE'=3103) ('XEF'=1312) into cipcrs.
VARIABLE LABELS cipcrs'cip course'.
EXECUTE.

This didn't work either.  SPSS didn't recognize "#NUCOURSE." What did I do wrong?


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