Date:         Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:12:35 +0200
Reply-To:     Walter Van Riet <walter.van.riet@ROULARTA.BE>
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From:         Walter Van Riet <walter.van.riet@ROULARTA.BE>
Subject:      Re: recode
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Other solution if this variable is numeric:

Recode einddat (9999 = 1999) (else = copy).

Walter Van Riet
Head of Research and Data Processing
Roularta Media Group nv
Research Park
B-1731 Zellik
Belgium

-----Original Message-----
From: Hector Maletta [mailto:hmaletta@FIBERTEL.COM.AR]
Sent: dinsdag 10 juli 2001 13:51
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject:


If the field is numeric, then the correct command is:
IF (einddat=9999)einddat=1999.

Hector Maletta
Universidad del Salvador
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hans Munnik wrote:
>
> SPSS guru's
>
> I am using SPSS 10.0.7 now for a few months, and I can manage most
things,
> but....
>
> in one of the variables there are a few errors, in fact there is
entried
> '9999' in stead of '1999'
> the field is defined numeric and 8 long.
> I tried the next line but get errors all the time, can someone help me
> please ?
>
> if ((substr(einddat,1,4))='9999') ((substr(einddat,1,4))='1999').
>
> tia
>
> kind regards, or in dutch:
>
> Met vriendelijke groet,
>
> Hans Munnik
> ANWB/V&S/M&L/Marketing Intelligence