const char *enc = dict_get_encoding (aux->dict);
const struct fmt_spec *newfmt = var_get_print_format (aux->new_variable);
char *s = data_out (old, enc, var_get_print_format (aux->old_variable));
- free (data_in (ss_cstr (s), enc, newfmt->type, new, new_width, enc));
+ enum fmt_type type = (fmt_usable_for_input (newfmt->type)
+ ? newfmt->type
+ : FMT_DOLLAR);
+ free (data_in (ss_cstr (s), enc, type, new, new_width, enc));
free (s);
}