Date:         Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:23:50 -0500
Reply-To:     Rich Ulrich <rich-ulrich@live.com>
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From:         Rich Ulrich <rich-ulrich@live.com>
Subject:      Re: macro to replace portions of variable names in syntax file
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The simplest and most transparent way may be the old-fashioned one -

Create a basic syntax file with a dummy date, e.g., XXX_XXX.

Then, for the monthly processing, create the Report file, which will -
1) read your basic syntax file as a single Text variable per line;
2) use sub-string replacement in order to replace XXX_XXX with 
   your desired date, e.g., Sep_Oct;
3) "write" out the file as Text and close it;
4) "Include" the new text file to run it.

Each month, you change the desired date, and then run the Report.

-- 
Rich Ulrich 
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:57:25 -0800
From: MPirritano@ochca.com
Subject: macro to replace portions of variable names in syntax file
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
















All,

 

I like being able to update the dates on my files using this
simple macro:

 

DEFINE !filedate() '20111219' !ENDDEFINE.

 

But now I have variable names that have a date embedded in
them. I want to update all instances of those variable names with something
like a macro.

 

For example, a typical command might be:       

 

if (Sep_Oct_2011_credits = 1)
priordebitmatched_Sep_Oct_2011_credits_credits = 1.

 

I want to change the month and date portions since they will
change every time I run the file, and I don’t want to have to convert all
the syntax to a macro. That seems overkill.

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