| Date: | Tue, 9 Feb 1999 16:02:24 +0000 |
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| Reply-To: | Jeremy Miles <j.n.v.miles@DERBY.AC.UK> |
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| Sender: | "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | Jeremy Miles <j.n.v.miles@DERBY.AC.UK> |
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| Subject: | Re: SPSS |
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| In-Reply-To: | <Pine.HPP.3.95.990209104335.12018A-100000@ccshst01> |
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At 10:45 09/02/99 -0500, Shailendra Dobson wrote:
>Is there any efficient way to compute a new variable, which would be the
>"id or case number" of my data in the data editor? The "id" would be the
>same as the row number. I have to filter/exclude some cases based on case
>number.
>
SPSS has some system variables, which begin with a $.
The one you want is called $casenum.
Something like:
compute id = $casenum should do the trick.
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