Number of data elements per case. This is the number of variables,
except that long string variables add extra data elements (one for every
8 characters after the first 8). However, string variables do not
-contribute to this value beyond the first 255 bytes. Further, system
-files written by some systems set this value to -1. In general, it is
+contribute to this value beyond the first 255 bytes. Further, some
+software always writes -1 or 0 in this field. In general, it is
unsafe for systems reading system files to rely upon this value.
@item int32 compression;