Date:         Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:02:02 -0500
Reply-To:     spss@surveys-forecasts.com
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From:         Bob Walker <spss@surveys-forecasts.com>
Subject:      Data Format Question
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Hi Listers,



I'm stumped regarding DATA LIST and field widths. I have a raw file with
three sets of variables in non-contiguous 3-column spans:



Variables A1-A34 are in 153, 156, 159, etc.

Variables B1-B34 are in 154, 157, 160, etc.

Variables C1-C34 are in 155, 158, 161, etc.



I attempted to read variables A1-A34 using Fortran specs:



DATA LIST FILE = "C:\Surveys & Forecasts, LLC\Raw Data.dat"/

 ID 1-6 A1 TO A34 153-254 34(F1,2x).



.thinking that I would read the first column, then skipping the next two
columns over 34 variables, but this bombs out. Is there a way to
correctly specify column locations without having to explicitly write
out every variable? Thanks,



Bob Walker

Surveys & Forecasts, LLC

www.surveys-forecasts.com