Date:         Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:40:23 -0400
Reply-To:     "Hetter, Rebecca D,,DMDCWEST" <HETTERRD@osd.pentagon.mil>
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From:         "Hetter, Rebecca D,,DMDCWEST" <HETTERRD@osd.pentagon.mil>
Subject:      Re: Joining two numeric variables
Comments: To: Don Baker <DRRALPH@OU.EDU>
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This assumes that the student id has 6-digits.  The "formats" statement is
needed to preserve leading zeros in the original variables:

formats site(n4) stid(n6).
string newvar(a10).
compute newvar= concat(string(site,n4),string(stid,n6)).

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Baker [mailto:DRRALPH@OU.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:10 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Joining two numeric variables


I want to join (concatenate) the values of two numeric variables into a new
variable.  One variable is a four digit coalition site number and the other
is a student id number.  By joining the two variables I will be able to
create a set of unique id numbers across several coalition sites.

Any suggestions?