Date:         Mon, 11 Mar 2002 08:58:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Art@DrKendall.org
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From:         Art Kendall <Arthur.Kendall@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: any possible combination of cases position in a datafile
Comments: To: Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi <afn@libero.it>
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Is this what you are looking for

*  generate 5**5=3125  cases representing every possible ordering of 5 values.

new file.
input program.
loop i =1 to 5.
loop j = 1 to 5.
loop k = 1 to 5.
loop l = 1 to 5.
loop m = 1 to 5.
leave i j k l m.
end case.
end loop.
end loop.
end loop.
end loop.
end loop.
end file.
end input program.
execute.



Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi wrote:

> Dear Spssers,
>
> I have a data file with 5 cases, sorted in ascending order.
>
> casenum
> 1
> 2
> 3
> 4
> 5
>
> I would have a number of others datafiles (or variables) with any possible
> combination of the position of these cases.
>
> ie
>
> casenum1        casenum2        casenum3        casenum4 ...
> 2               3               2               1
> 3               4               1               3
> 4               5               3               2
> 5               1               4               4
> 1               2               5               5
>
> Does someone know the solution?
>
> TIA
>
> Arnaldo.