Hi Khaleel,

The code below works properly as long as there are always only 3 variables.

HTH, Ariel Barak

DATA LIST LIST /ID (F8) A (F8) B (F8) C (F8). BEGIN DATA 1 65 50 78 2 50 65 80 3 70 78 55 4 60 60 65 END DATA.

DATASET NAME Original.

COMPUTE Top2=SUM(A TO C) - MIN(A TO C). EXE.

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Khaleel Hussaini < khaleel.hussaini@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Listers, > I am having trouble with a simple query. I have three variables A B & C. > These are quantitative scores ranging 0 to 100. I want to pick two top > scores and sum them. For e.g. > A B C NewVar > 65 50 78 65+78 > 50 65 80 65 + 80 > 70 78 55 70 + 78 > 60 60 65 60 +65 > etc. > Sorry for posting a silly query. > > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the > command. To leave the list, send the command > SIGNOFF SPSSX-L > For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command > INFO REFCARD >

===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD