DATA LIST: Do not treat the comma as a field separator if DECIMAL=COMMA

[pspp] / doc / data-io.texi

diff --git a/doc/data-io.texi b/doc/data-io.texi
index 79deb4a3ac6a79cea71707e3791b19af71442797..cd0fc6386bae2ea99fecfbd8a40c2c5c1451435a 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/data-io.texi
+++ b/doc/data-io.texi
@@ -484,7 +484,10 @@ where each @var{var_spec} takes one of the forms
 @end display
 
 In free format, the input data is, by default, structured as a series
-of fields separated by spaces, tabs, commas, or line breaks.  Each
+of fields separated by spaces, tabs, or line breaks.
+If the current @subcmd{DECIMAL} separator is @subcmd{DOT} (@pxref{SET}),
+then commas are also treated as field separators.
+Each
 field's content may be unquoted, or it may be quoted with a pairs of
 apostrophes (@samp{'}) or double quotes (@samp{"}).  Unquoted white
 space separates fields but is not part of any field.  Any mix of
@@ -629,10 +632,11 @@ Each tab is 4 characters wide by default, but TABWIDTH (a @pspp{}
 extension) may be used to specify an alternate width.  Use a TABWIDTH
 of 0 to suppress tab expansion.
 
-By default, a file written in CHARACTER mode uses line feeds only at
-ends of lines, which is customary on Unix-like system.  Specify ENDS
-as CR or CRLF to override the default.  PSPP reads files using either
-convention on any kind of system, regardless of ENDS.
+A file written in CHARACTER mode by default uses the line ends of the
+system on which PSPP is running, that is, on Windows, the default is
+CR LF line ends, and on other systems the default is LF only.  Specify
+ENDS as CR or CRLF to override the default.  PSPP reads files using
+either convention on any kind of system, regardless of ENDS.
 
 @item
 In IMAGE mode, the data file is treated as a series of fixed-length
@@ -794,6 +798,9 @@ so an infinite loop results.  @cmd{END FILE}, when executed,
 stops the flow of input data and passes out of the @cmd{INPUT PROGRAM}
 structure.
 
+@cmd{INPUT PROGRAM} must contain at least one @cmd{DATA LIST} or
+@cmd{END FILE} command.
+
 All this is very confusing.  A few examples should help to clarify.
 
 @c If you change this example, change the regression test1 in
@@ -938,10 +945,6 @@ currently not used.
 Case numbers start from 1.  They are counted after all transformations
 have been considered.
 
-@cmd{LIST} attempts to fit all the values on a single line.  If needed
-to make them fit, variable names are displayed vertically.  If values
-cannot fit on a single line, then a multi-line format will be used.
-
 @cmd{LIST} is a procedure.  It causes the data to be read.
 
 @node NEW FILE