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Add support for value labels on long string variables.
[pspp-builds.git]
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doc
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language.texi
diff --git
a/doc/language.texi
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index ed1123dbb68ea9a433a5394767655497f843749e..50e8f646aea4aaac7f3efc9955b78318d8d49a55 100644
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--- a/
doc/language.texi
+++ b/
doc/language.texi
@@
-3,11
+3,9
@@
@cindex language, PSPP
@cindex PSPP, language
@cindex language, PSPP
@cindex PSPP, language
-@quotation
-@strong{Please note:} PSPP is not even close to completion.
+@note{PSPP is not even close to completion.
Only a few statistical procedures are implemented. PSPP
Only a few statistical procedures are implemented. PSPP
-is a work in progress.
-@end quotation
+is a work in progress.}
This chapter discusses elements common to many PSPP commands.
Later chapters will describe individual commands in detail.
This chapter discusses elements common to many PSPP commands.
Later chapters will describe individual commands in detail.
@@
-449,13
+447,9
@@
Numeric or string.
@item Width
(string variables only) String variables with a width of 8 characters or
fewer are called @dfn{short string variables}. Short string variables
@item Width
(string variables only) String variables with a width of 8 characters or
fewer are called @dfn{short string variables}. Short string variables
-
can be used in many procedure
s where @dfn{long string variables} (those
+
may be used in a few context
s where @dfn{long string variables} (those
with widths greater than 8) are not allowed.
with widths greater than 8) are not allowed.
-Certain systems may consider strings longer than 8
-characters to be short strings. Eight characters represents a minimum
-figure for the maximum length of a short string.
-
@item Position
Variables in the dictionary are arranged in a specific order.
@cmd{DISPLAY} can be used to show this order: see @ref{DISPLAY}.
@item Position
Variables in the dictionary are arranged in a specific order.
@cmd{DISPLAY} can be used to show this order: see @ref{DISPLAY}.
@@
-1172,6
+1166,7
@@
trailing white space.
The maximum width for time and date formats is 40 columns. Minimum
input and output width for each of the time and date formats is shown
below:
The maximum width for time and date formats is 40 columns. Minimum
input and output width for each of the time and date formats is shown
below:
+
@float
@multitable {DATETIME} {Min. Input Width} {Min. Output Width} {4-digit year}
@headitem Format @tab Min. Input Width @tab Min. Output Width @tab Option
@float
@multitable {DATETIME} {Min. Input Width} {Min. Output Width} {4-digit year}
@headitem Format @tab Min. Input Width @tab Min. Output Width @tab Option
@@
-1493,4
+1488,3
@@
The first nonterminal defined in a set of productions is called the
@dfn{start symbol}. The start symbol defines the entire syntax for
that command.
@end itemize
@dfn{start symbol}. The start symbol defines the entire syntax for
that command.
@end itemize
-@setfilename ignored