Date:         Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:34:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Raynald Levesque <rlevesque@videotron.ca>
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From:         Raynald Levesque <rlevesque@videotron.ca>
Subject:      Re: dates as asterisks
In-Reply-To:  <se2d5881.038@GWMAIL01.loyola.edu>
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Hi

The column width in the data editor is not wide enough to allow display of
the dates.

Solution 1:
Widen the column by hand.

Solution 2:
use the syntax command
VARIABLE WIDTH varname (11).

where varname is the name of your variable. Change 11 to a larger number if
necessary.

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
Stephen Meyer
Sent: January 21, 2003 2:26 PM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: dates as asterisks


Dear List,

When opening a .sav file in v11.5 from an earlier version of SPSS, the dates
in the data view appear as asterisks. Why does this occur and is their a
fix?

TIA
Steve