Date:         Tue, 15 May 2007 14:03:13 -0700
Reply-To:     besheer mohamed <besheermohamed@yahoo.com>
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From:         besheer mohamed <besheermohamed@yahoo.com>
Subject:      recode from a variable?
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Is it possible in SPSS to recode a variable into a specific value. For example something like the following (which does not work but I think gets at conceptually what I'm trying to do.

recode Comp_Decision (0 = Error_Code).

In theory I'd like to see Comp_Decision set to Error_Code but only if Comp_Decision is currently 0.
I can think of a number of other ways to get this done, but wanted to know if it can be done with recode.

Thanks,
Besheer