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[pspp] / doc / transformation.texi

diff --git a/doc/transformation.texi b/doc/transformation.texi
index d94c1366e63621211aad53e990e6246e9e16145f..e722b9c4c8620b19b1e473ce09389eda5ef2983b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/transformation.texi
+++ b/doc/transformation.texi
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ specified are discarded.  If the VARIABLES subcommand is omitted, all
 variables are selected for transposition.
 
 The variables specified by NEWNAMES, which must be a string variable, is
 variables are selected for transposition.
 
 The variables specified by NEWNAMES, which must be a string variable, is

-used to give names to the variables created by @cmd{FLIP}.  If
+used to give names to the variables created by @cmd{FLIP}.  Only the
+first 8 characters of the variable are used.  If

 NEWNAMES is not
 specified then the default is a variable named CASE_LBL, if it exists.
 If it does not then the variables created by FLIP are named VAR000
 NEWNAMES is not
 specified then the default is a variable named CASE_LBL, if it exists.
 If it does not then the variables created by FLIP are named VAR000


@@ -400,11 +401,12 @@ extensions are added, starting with 1, until a unique name is found or
 there are no remaining possibilities.  If the latter occurs then the
 FLIP operation aborts.
 
 there are no remaining possibilities.  If the latter occurs then the
 FLIP operation aborts.
 

-The resultant dictionary contains a CASE_LBL variable, which stores the
-names of the variables in the dictionary before the transposition.  If
-the active file is subsequently transposed using @cmd{FLIP}, this
-variable can
-be used to recreate the original variable names.
+The resultant dictionary contains a CASE_LBL variable, a string
+variable of width 8, which stores the names of the variables in the
+dictionary before the transposition.  Variables names longer than 8
+characters are truncated.  If the active file is subsequently
+transposed using @cmd{FLIP}, this variable can be used to recreate the
+original variable names.

 
 FLIP honors @cmd{N OF CASES} (@pxref{N OF CASES}).  It ignores
 @cmd{TEMPORARY} (@pxref{TEMPORARY}), so that ``temporary''
 
 FLIP honors @cmd{N OF CASES} (@pxref{N OF CASES}).  It ignores
 @cmd{TEMPORARY} (@pxref{TEMPORARY}), so that ``temporary''