+activity="create syntax 1"
+cat > recode-copy-bug-1.stat <<EOF
+TITLE 'Test for regression of recode COPY bug'
+
+DATA LIST LIST
+ /A (A1)
+ B (A1).
+
+BEGIN DATA
+1 2
+2 3
+3 4
+END DATA.
+
+** Clearly, the else=copy is superfluous here
+RECODE A ("1"="3") ("3"="1") (ELSE=COPY).
+EXECUTE.
+LIST.
+EOF