Date:         Tue, 22 Oct 2002 11:54:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark Casazza <Mark.Casazza@domino1.cuny.edu>
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From:         Mark Casazza <Mark.Casazza@domino1.cuny.edu>
Subject:      Re: Recode Variable
Comments: To: M˝rcio Machado Ribeiro <marcio_m_r@hotmail.com>
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This does it.

--
data list list /vara varb.
begin data
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
2 1
2 2
2 3
2 4
3 1
3 2
3 3
end data.

sort cases by vara.
compute varc = 1.
if vara = lag(vara) varc = lag(varc) + 1.
list.
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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of
M˝rcio Machado Ribeiro
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 11:11 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Recode Varible


Hi listers,

Does anybody knows how do I recode a variable (A) to a different variable
(B), doing the following procedure:

Variable A   Variable B
      1                   1
      1                   2
      1                   3
      1                   4
      2                   1
      2                   2
      2                   3
      2                   4
      3                   1
      3                   2
      3                   3

I mean, I want to create a sequence of the variable B according to variable
A.  I will probably have to use a syntax procedure, right?
Is it possible to create a new variable by a syntax procedure, when I
already have the database.

Thanks in advance,

M˝rcio Ribeiro



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