Date:         Wed, 23 Jul 2003 18:17:38 -0500
Reply-To:     "Marks, Jim" <Jim.Marks@lodgenet.com>
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From:         "Marks, Jim" <Jim.Marks@lodgenet.com>
Subject:      Re: is it possible using SPSS to  insert a period at the end of
              text              in a string variable?
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Bob:

You can create a new variable and populate it using "CONCCAT"-- some
untested samples:

STRING newvar (A40).

COMPUTE newvar EQ CONCAT(oldvar1,'.',oldvar2).

or

COMPUTE newvar EQ CONCAT(SUBSTR(oldvar1,1,5),'.',SUBSTR(oldvar1,6,10).

Jim Marks
Senior Market Analyst
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Green [mailto:bgreen@dyson.brisnet.org.au]
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 3:58 PM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: is it possible using SPSS to insert a period at the end of text
in a string variable?


I am hoping to insert a period (full stop) after text in a string
variable.
There are hundreds of values (one per row). The string functions seem to
offer methods to edit/split text but I could not find a command to
insert
text/a period.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Bob