Date:         Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:05:52 +0100
Reply-To:     JC Dashper <johndashper@SELECTIVE.CO.UK>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         JC Dashper <johndashper@SELECTIVE.CO.UK>
Subject:      !CONCAT
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Help please,

I am trying to use !concat to join a defined variable, !cat (=cd13),
(which will assume various values at other times),
with the string 'seg'.

The required result is cd13seg.

When I use  !CONCAT(!cat,'seg') the result is !CATseg.

What is confusing is that if I try  !CONCAT('seg',!cat) the result is
segCD13.
And if I put a space in front of seg i.e.  !CONCAT(!cat,' seg') the result
is CD13 seg.

My (abbreviated) syntax is:

define !cat ()
cd13
!enddefine.

define !hslists ()
 A1
 A2
!enddefine.

new file.
GET FILE='C:\temp\test.sav'.
*/////////////////////////////////////////*.
define!anal6 (!POSITIONAL !CMDEND ).
!DO !i  !IN (!1)
do if  !CONCAT(!cat,'seg')=!quote(!concat(' ',!i)) .
compute !i=1.
end if.
!DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.
*/////////////////////////////////////////*.
set mprint=yes.
!anal6  !hslists.
exec.

I can work-round the difficulty but I am intrigued to know
what I'm doing wrong.


Regards

John Dashper

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