Date:         Mon, 10 May 1999 23:26:04 -0300
Reply-To:     Marcelo Simas <simas@WEB4U.COM.BR>
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From:         Marcelo Simas <simas@WEB4U.COM.BR>
Subject:      Re: Creating a set of variables with data list
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Hi,
        Are you sure I don't need to rename my variables? In the books I have the
"TO" convention is always referred to be related to consecutive variables.
        TIA,
        Marcelo
 
 
At 13:53 10/05/99 -0400, you wrote:
>* THE FIRST COMMAND GETS YOUR EXISTING FILE,
>* AND READS THE VARIABLES IN THE ORDER YOU WANT THEM.
>GET
>  FILE='C:\yourdir\yourfile.sav'/KEEP V1 V10 V13 V16 p1 p10 p13 p16
>EXECUTE .
>* YOU DO NOT NEED TO RENAME THEM TO USE THE "TO" CONVENTION.  BUT IF YOU WANT
>* TO RENAME THEM, THE NEXT COMMAND WILL DO IT FOR YOU.
>RENAME VARIABLES (V1 V10 V13 V16 p1 p10 p13 p16= V1 V2 V3 V4 P1 P2 P3 P4).
>SAVE OUTFILE='C:\YOURDIR\NEWFILE.sav'
>   /COMPRESSED.
>
>The above should do what you want.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Gil Klajman
>