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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:09:56 +0200
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From: Georg Maubach <Georg.Maubach@dpwnbc.net>
Subject: AW: Re: Variable length to maximum
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Hi Manmit,
You could have a look a the web site of Raynald Levesque http://www.spsstools.net. There you can find a macro called "variable type.sps". It does what you want and will run on SPSS 11.0+.
Regards
Georg Maubach
Market Analyst
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Von: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] Im Auftrag von Manmit Shrimali
Gesendet: Freitag, 28. Juli 2006 15:01
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Betreff: Re: Variable length to maximum
Sorry...i do not have v14. also I do not know python.
Anything in syntax?
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From: Michael Pearmain [mailto:Michael.Pearmain@tangozebra.com]
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 6:24 PM
To: Manmit Shrimali; SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: RE: Re: Variable length to maximum
If your running in V14,
A python script would do this easily by looking at the variable type
MIKE
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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Manmit Shrimali
Sent: 28 July 2006 13:35
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Subject: Re: Variable length to maximum
Thanks staffan but the problem is that I need to do for all variables. I have 550 numeric variables and 39 string variables. Can I use something like all varnum and all var string etc..
Please help.
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From: Staffan Lindberg [mailto:staffan.lindberg@anastat.se]
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 5:59 PM
To: Manmit Shrimali; SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: SV: Variable length to maximum
You can do this with the FORMAT statement, i.e.
FORMAT VARNUM (F40.0).
FORMAT VARSTRING (A255).
best
Staffan Lindberg
National Institute of Public Health
Sweden
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Ämne: Variable length to maximum
This is rather very simple question. However, after lot of research I still could not find the answer. Can please anyone provide me syntax for setting the variable length to maximum i.e numeric to 40 and string to 255.
Right now I have to manually go in width column of variable view and set it to maximum. I have to set it to maximum as when I have wave 2 data to merge, the length should be the same.
Thanks in advance.
Manmit
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