Date:         Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:14:14 -0300
Reply-To:     Guilherme Rabello <gcrabello@hotmail.com>
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From:         Guilherme Rabello <gcrabello@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: help with syntax
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Hi  Nancy,

I suggest a "compute" command if the variable is "numeric" defined in the
data file structure. The "old" variable holds your wrong values, the "new"
will hold the new, correct values.

********.
compute new=100+old.
execute.
********.

Guilherme.



>From: Nancy Sousa <nancy.sousa@sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: Nancy Sousa <nancy.sousa@sympatico.ca>
>To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: help with syntax
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:49:05 -0500
>
>Hello,
>
>
>
>I have a variable that has mistakenly been assigned values for labels of
>(1,
>2, 3, 4, 5.75); the values that should have been used are
>101,102,103,104,105.175
>
>For example, all cases that are 1 for this variable must now be changed to
>101.  Would someone please help me write syntax?  Also, as I am new to
>using
>syntax can anyone suggest a good book?
>
>
>
>Thanks