Hi

the following macro does it:

DATA LIST LIST /vorhand. BEGIN DATA 8 2 5 12 END DATA.

NUMERIC x1 TO x12 y1 TO y12. * variables are assumed to be consecutive. * (Reorder them if this is not the case).

*///////////////. DEFINE !test(nb=!TOKENS(1)) !DO !cnt=1 !TO !nb DO IF vorhand=!cnt+1. - RECODE x1 TO !CONCAT('x',!cnt) y1 TO !CONCAT('y',!cnt) (ELSE=0). END IF. !DOEND !ENDDEFINE. *///////////////.

SET MPRINT=yes. !test nb=12. EXECUTE.

Regards

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-----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of Xiaoqin Oezener-Wan Sent: May 30, 2003 8:50 AM To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: VECTOR SPSS

Dear all,

I have a problem:

I have a variable 'vorhand', which value is between 2 and 12, if vorhand = 2, I want to compute x1 = 0 and y1=0. and if vorhand = 3, i want to compute x1 =0 and y1 =0 and x2 =0 and y2 =0, ... and if vorhand = 12 , i want to have

x1 =0 , y1 =0 and x2 =0 , y2 =0, ..... x11=0 , y11 =0.

How can i do it with SPSS syntax?

Thank you in advance!