Date:         Tue, 4 May 2004 14:06:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Carol Jones <jonesce@michigan.gov>
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From:         Carol Jones <jonesce@michigan.gov>
Subject:      Re: syntax to change numeric to character
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Thanks to ...
Gene Maguin, Becky Hetter, Jan Spousta, and Manny Strachle.......
Excellent tips..........

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf
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Carol Jones
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 3:19 PM
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Subject: syntax to change numeric to character

I have two hundred and thirty fields in my dataset.  I am using ver
12.
I need to change all the fields from (F4.0) to (A4) - the field names
need to remain the same.  Can someone share some syntax to perform
this
task?  Thanks