Date:         Mon, 1 Jun 2009 08:53:59 +0000
Reply-To:     Ruben van den Berg <ruben_van_den_berg@hotmail.com>
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From:         Ruben van den Berg <ruben_van_den_berg@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: compute + do if commands
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Dear Ismail,

 

The variable weightage doesn't exist before you run the syntax below, right? I'd expect an error like you posted if weightage would have been previously declared a string variable (or preexisted in your data as a string variable).

 

Kind regards,

 

Ruben


 



 


Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 10:38:41 -0700
From: noori39@yahoo.com
Subject: compute + do if commands
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU





Can some one tell me what is wrong with this syntax? Every time and run it it SPSS give me an error that reads like this: 

>Error # 4305 in column 1.  Text: COMPUTE 
>A relational operator may have two numeric operands or two character string 
>operands.  To compare a character string to a numeric quantity, consider using 
>the STRING or NUMBER function. 
>This command not executed. 
Do IF howoldareyou='4' 
Compute weightage=0/3.

This is the Syntax........

DATASET ACTIVATE DataSet3.
COMPUTE weightage=15/8.
Do IF howoldareyou='1'
COMPUTE weightage=26/19.
Do IF howoldareyou='2'
COMPUTE weightage=32/40.
Do IF howoldareyou='3'
COMPUTE weightage=26/31.
Do IF howoldareyou='4'
Compute weightage=0/3.
Do IF howoldareyou='5'
End If.
EXECUTE .

Thanks.........

Ismail K. Noor, Ph.D.,
noori39@yahoo.com
http://www.dennonoor.com
(313) 690-0755 (cell)

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