Date:         Tue, 29 Oct 2002 07:33:19 -0500
Reply-To:     Raynald Levesque <rlevesque@videotron.ca>
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From:         Raynald Levesque <rlevesque@videotron.ca>
Subject:      Re: Help!!! Preparing files for bootsrap - 1 solution
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Hi Rita

See the syntax files # 12 and 13 in
http://pages.infinit.net/rlevesqu/SampleSyntax.htm#WorkingWithManyFiles

The methods described in the above sample syntax files are based on
different values of single categorical numeric or string variables.

It is easy to generalise to 4 variables. All you have to do is combine your
4 variables into a single variable. You would use CONCAT for string
variables and something like this for numeric variables:

COMPUTE allvar=var1*1000 + var2*100 + var3*10 + var4.
when var1 to var4 are all between 0 and 10.

If necessary AUTORECODE the variables before combining them.

HTH

Raynald Levesque rlevesque@videotron.ca
Visit my SPSS Pages http://pages.infinit.net/rlevesqu/index.htm



-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of
Rita Clivio
Sent: October 29, 2002 2:28 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Help!!! Preparing files for bootsrap - 1 solution


Dear Listers
I succeed in preparing this syntax (and I join with you , maybe it could be
useful to someone); it works, but xsave command doesn't allow more than 10
iterations. I'm looking for another solution.



DEFINE !prova (VAR1= !TOKENS(1)/ VAR2= !TOKENS(1) / VAR3= !TOKENS(1) ).
!DO !i=1 !TO !VAR1.
+ DO IF !VAR2=!i.
+  !DO !k=1 !TO 4.
+   DO IF area=!k.
+    !DO !j=1 !TO 4.
+      DO IF size=!j.
+        DO IF prod =!VAR3.
+           XSAVE
OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT("e:\Temp\TEMP\file","R",!i,"_",!k,"_",!j,"_",!VAR3,".
sav"))
                /KEEP=aaa bbb ccc ddd eee .
+       END IF.
+     END IF.
+    !DOEND.
+   END IF.
+  !DOEND.
+ END IF.
!DOEND.
EXECUTE.
!ENDDEFINE.

!prova VAR1=5  VAR2=custom  VAR3=525 .




Cordiali Saluti - Best Regards

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