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Date:   Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:58:51 +0100
Reply-To:   "W.H. van Atteveldt" <wouter@2at.nl>
Sender:   "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   "W.H. van Atteveldt" <wouter@2at.nl>
Subject:   Re: Deleting a variable
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Dear Lars,

I think a DELETE VARIABLES command is either a new feature or an expected feature, but if it is not in your version you can use:

MATCH FILES FILE=* /DROP=<varlist>

It there is an easier way I'd love to hear about it :-)

Cheers

Wouter van Atteveldt

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> -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf > Of <Lars Johansson> > Sent: 15 February 2005 14:22 > To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Deleting a variable > > I want to write a syntax that drops a variable if the variable > contains no data (not on any row/case), is this possible? > > Regards, > Lars Johansson >


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