pivot table procedure conceptually works

[pspp] / doc / files.texi

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@@ -145,10 +145,9 @@ GET
 @cmd{GET} clears the current dictionary and active dataset and
 replaces them with the dictionary and data from a specified file.
 
 @cmd{GET} clears the current dictionary and active dataset and
 replaces them with the dictionary and data from a specified file.
 

-The @subcmd{FILE} subcommand is the only required subcommand.  
-Specify the system
-file or portable file to be read as a string file name or
-a file handle (@pxref{File Handles}).
+The @subcmd{FILE} subcommand is the only required subcommand.  Specify
+the SPSS system file, SPSS/PC+ system file, or SPSS portable file to
+be read as a string file name or a file handle (@pxref{File Handles}).

 
 By default, all the variables in a file are read.  The DROP
 subcommand can be used to specify a list of variables that are not to be
 
 By default, all the variables in a file are read.  The DROP
 subcommand can be used to specify a list of variables that are not to be


@@ -175,10 +174,11 @@ Each may be present any number of times.  @cmd{GET} never modifies a
 file on disk.  Only the active dataset read from the file
 is affected by these subcommands.
 
 file on disk.  Only the active dataset read from the file
 is affected by these subcommands.
 

-@pspp{} tries to automatically detect the encoding of string data in the
-file.  Sometimes, however, this does not work well,
-especially for files written by old versions of SPSS or @pspp{}.  Specify
-the @subcmd{ENCODING} subcommand with an @acronym{IANA} character set name as its string
+@pspp{} automatically detects the encoding of string data in the file,
+when possible.  The character encoding of old SPSS system files cannot
+always be guessed correctly, and SPSS/PC+ system files do not include
+any indication of their encoding.  Specify the @subcmd{ENCODING}
+subcommand with an @acronym{IANA} character set name as its string

 argument to override the default.  Use @cmd{SYSFILE INFO} to analyze
 the encodings that might be valid for a system file.  The
 @subcmd{ENCODING} subcommand is a @pspp{} extension.
 argument to override the default.  Use @cmd{SYSFILE INFO} to analyze
 the encodings that might be valid for a system file.  The
 @subcmd{ENCODING} subcommand is a @pspp{} extension.


@@ -914,20 +914,21 @@ qualifier character that appears within a value is doubled.
 SYSFILE INFO FILE='@var{file_name}' [ENCODING='@var{encoding}'].
 @end display
 
 SYSFILE INFO FILE='@var{file_name}' [ENCODING='@var{encoding}'].
 @end display
 

-@cmd{SYSFILE INFO} reads the dictionary in a system file and
-displays the information in its dictionary.
-
-Specify a file name or file handle.  @cmd{SYSFILE INFO} reads that file as
-a system file and displays information on its dictionary.
-
-@pspp{} tries to automatically detect the encoding of string data in
-the file.  Sometimes, however, this does not work well, especially for
-files written by old versions of SPSS or @pspp{}.  Specify the
-@subcmd{ENCODING} subcommand with an @acronym{IANA} character set name
-as its string argument to override the default, or specify
-@code{ENCODING='DETECT'} to analyze and report possibly valid
-encodings for the system file.  The @subcmd{ENCODING} subcommand is a
-@pspp{} extension.
+@cmd{SYSFILE INFO} reads the dictionary in an SPSS system file,
+SPSS/PC+ system file, or SPSS portable file, and displays the
+information in its dictionary.
+
+Specify a file name or file handle.  @cmd{SYSFILE INFO} reads that
+file and displays information on its dictionary.
+
+@pspp{} automatically detects the encoding of string data in the file,
+when possible.  The character encoding of old SPSS system files cannot
+always be guessed correctly, and SPSS/PC+ system files do not include
+any indication of their encoding.  Specify the @subcmd{ENCODING}
+subcommand with an @acronym{IANA} character set name as its string
+argument to override the default, or specify @code{ENCODING='DETECT'}
+to analyze and report possibly valid encodings for the system file.
+The @subcmd{ENCODING} subcommand is a @pspp{} extension.

 
 @cmd{SYSFILE INFO} does not affect the current active dataset.
 
 
 @cmd{SYSFILE INFO} does not affect the current active dataset.