Date:         Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:51:44 -0600
Reply-To:     Carol Albright <syzygy@TC.UMN.EDU>
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From:         Carol Albright <syzygy@TC.UMN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: select by date
Comments: To: Laura Berry <LBERRY@NORTHARK.CC.AR.US>
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>I've tried this:

>COMPUTE filter_$=(matdate=date.moyr(8,1999).

>filter by filter_$.

>execute.



        Be sure to read the error messages generated when you run syntax.  Such
as:


<fontfamily><param>Courier New</param><bigger>>Error # 4007 in column
256.  Text: (End of Command)

>The expression is incomplete.  Check for missing operands, invalid

>operators, unmatched parentheses or excessive string length.

>This command not executed.

</bigger></fontfamily>

        Do you have the Log visible in your output file?  That's where these
clues show up.  My sample code had a goof -- I missed the second
parentheses at the end of the COMPUTE statement:


COMPUTE filter_$=(matdate=date.moyr(8,1999)).

filter by filter_$.

execute.


Now it should run!

Carol

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