* END FILE:: Terminate the current input program.
* FILE HANDLE:: Support for special file formats.
* INPUT PROGRAM:: Support for complex input programs.
-* LIST:: List cases in the active file.
-* NEW FILE:: Clear the active file and dictionary.
+* LIST:: List cases in the active dataset.
+* NEW FILE:: Clear the active dataset.
* PRINT:: Display values in print formats.
* PRINT EJECT:: Eject the current page then print.
* PRINT SPACE:: Print blank lines.
@end display
@cmd{DATAFILE ATTRIBUTE} adds, modifies, or removes user-defined
-attributes associated with the active file. Custom data file
+attributes associated with the active dataset. Custom data file
attributes are not interpreted by PSPP, but they are saved as part of
system files and may be used by other software that reads them.
filling the vacated position.
To associate custom attributes with particular variables, instead of
-with the entire active file, use @cmd{VARIABLE ATTRIBUTE} (@pxref{VARIABLE ATTRIBUTE}) instead.
+with the entire active dataset, use @cmd{VARIABLE ATTRIBUTE}
+(@pxref{VARIABLE ATTRIBUTE}) instead.
@cmd{DATAFILE ATTRIBUTE} takes effect immediately. It is not affected
by conditional and looping structures such as @cmd{DO IF} or
@itemize @bullet
@item
-@code{NAME}, a 10-character-wide long string variable, in columns 1
+@code{NAME}, a 10-character-wide string variable, in columns 1
through 10.
@item
@code{ID}, a numeric variable, in columns 1-5 of the first record.
@item
-@code{NAME}, a 30-character long string variable, in columns 7-36 of the
+@code{NAME}, a 30-character string variable, in columns 7-36 of the
first record.
@item
-@code{SURNAME}, a 30-character long string variable, in columns 38-67 of
+@code{SURNAME}, a 30-character string variable, in columns 38-67 of
the first record.
@item
-@code{MINITIAL}, a 1-character short string variable, in column 69 of
+@code{MINITIAL}, a 1-character string variable, in column 69 of
the first record.
@item
@end example
The above example reads data from file @file{a.data}, then from
-@file{b.data}, and concatenates them into a single active file.
+@file{b.data}, and concatenates them into a single active dataset.
@c If you change this example, change the regression test4 in
@c tests/command/input-program.sh to match.
LIST/FORMAT=NUMBERED.
@end example
-The above example causes an active file to be created consisting of 50
+The above example causes an active dataset to be created consisting of 50
random variates between 0 and 10.
@node LIST
LIST
/VARIABLES=var_list
/CASES=FROM start_index TO end_index BY incr_index
- /FORMAT=@{UNNUMBERED,NUMBERED@} @{WRAP,SINGLE@}
- @{NOWEIGHT,WEIGHT@}
+ /FORMAT=@{UNNUMBERED,NUMBERED@} @{WRAP,SINGLE@}
@end display
The @cmd{LIST} procedure prints the values of specified variables to the
The VARIABLES subcommand specifies the variables whose values are to be
printed. Keyword VARIABLES is optional. If VARIABLES subcommand is not
-specified then all variables in the active file are printed.
+specified then all variables in the active dataset are printed.
The CASES subcommand can be used to specify a subset of cases to be
printed. Specify FROM and the case number of the first case to print,
The FORMAT subcommand can be used to change the output format. NUMBERED
will print case numbers along with each case; UNNUMBERED, the default,
causes the case numbers to be omitted. The WRAP and SINGLE settings are
-currently not used. WEIGHT will cause case weights to be printed along
-with variable values; NOWEIGHT, the default, causes case weights to be
-omitted from the output.
+currently not used.
Case numbers start from 1. They are counted after all transformations
have been considered.
NEW FILE.
@end display
-@cmd{NEW FILE} command clears the current active file.
+@cmd{NEW FILE} command clears the dictionary and data from the current
+active dataset.
@node PRINT
@section PRINT
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