title 'Test MODIFY VARS, RENAME VARIABLES'. /* Note that these are not quite in alphabetic order. data list /a b c d e f g h i j k m n o p l q r s t u v w x y z 1-26 (a). /* Dummy data that's not actually examined. begin data. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ NOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLM end data. /* This should display z y x w s q p n m l k j i h t7 t6 t5 t4 t3 t2 t1. modify vars /reorder=backward alpha/drop o r t u v/rename (a to g=t1 to t7). display var. /* This should display z y x w s q p n m l x14 x13 x12 x11 t1 t6 t5 t4 t3 /* t2 t7. rename variables (t1=t7)(t7=t1)(h i j k=x11 to x14). display var. /* The command below should fail with an error message. rename variables (t1=t2)(t2=t2). /* This should display y x w s q p n m l x14 x13 x12 x11 t1 t6 t5 t3 t7. modify vars /reorder=forward positional/keep y to t5 t3 x14 t7. display var. /* This should display t7 x11 q s x y. */ modify vars /reorder=backward positional/keep x s y x11 t7 q. display var.