Date:         Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:15:50 -0500
Reply-To:     "Marks, Jim" <Jim.Marks@lodgenet.com>
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From:         "Marks, Jim" <Jim.Marks@lodgenet.com>
Subject:      Re: SYSMIS
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The structure is 

   IF SYSMIS(number)...

 

For string variable

   IF LEN(RTRIM(string) = 0...

 

SPSS strings are padded with blanks to fill the defined length: If a
variable is defined as A5, then the actual variables will be:

'i____'      (4 space "characters" replaced with underscore)

'am___'   (3 space "characters" replaced with underscore )

'ready'     (0 space "characters" replaced with underscore )

 

 

 

Jim Marks

Director, Market Research

x1616

 

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Balmer Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 9:53 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: SYSMIS

 

Hello List

 

 

I'd like to compute a new variable funktion using IF-Commands. One
possible condition is, that the value is equal to System Missing. 

 

IF(anstellungsgrad_lp  = 0 OR anstellungsgrad_lp EQ Sysmis AND
anstellungsgrad_sl GT 0) funktion = 1.

 

PASW 18.0 doesn't accept this writing.Probably it won't help to treat
Sysmis as String like 'sysmis' because there's no string...

But there are cases with Sysmis in the variable anstellungsgrad_lp,
which I want to include. What can I do? 

 

Thanks for any hint.

Tom


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