X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftransformation.texi;h=5ea809e54f7e0ebd67bfeb343cd22000b29e759c;hb=5fcde71d6ed96a45662e748b0a7827330e6df628;hp=605c08cd94d7e4792f17780eb447bedcffff7396;hpb=e8b26fb0d765310d4c7400c39465008f1bb8601d;p=pspp diff --git a/doc/transformation.texi b/doc/transformation.texi index 605c08cd94..5ea809e54f 100644 --- a/doc/transformation.texi +++ b/doc/transformation.texi @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ The source values are used to specify the values in the dataset which need to change, and the destination value specifies the new value to which they should be changed. Each @var{src_value} may take one of the following forms: -@itemize @bullet +@table @asis @item @var{number} If the source variables are numeric then @var{src_value} may be a literal number. @@ -528,11 +528,9 @@ If the source variables are string variables then @var{src_value} may be a literal string (like all strings, enclosed in single or double quotes). @item @var{num1} THRU @var{num2} This form is valid only when the source variables are numeric. -It specifies all values in the range [@var{num1}, @var{num2}]. -Normally you would ensure that @var{num2} is greater than or equal to -@var{num1}. -If @var{num1} however is greater than @var{num2}, then the range -[@var{num2},@var{num1}] will be used instead. +It specifies all values in the range between @var{num1} and @var{num2}, +including both endpoints of the range. By convention, @var{num1} +should be less than @var{num2}. Open-ended ranges may be specified using @samp{LO} or @samp{LOWEST} for @var{num1} or @samp{HI} or @samp{HIGHEST} for @var{num2}. @@ -549,11 +547,11 @@ The @samp{ELSE} keyword may be used to match any values which are not matched by any other @var{src_value} appearing in the command. If this keyword appears, it should be used in the last mapping of the command. -@end itemize +@end table After the source variables comes an @samp{=} and then the @var{dest_value}. The @var{dest_value} may take any of the following forms: -@itemize @bullet +@table @asis @item @var{number} A literal numeric value to which the source values should be changed. This implies the destination variable must be numeric. @@ -569,7 +567,7 @@ The special keyword @samp{COPY} means that the source value should not be modified, but copied directly to the destination value. This is meaningful only if @samp{INTO @var{dest_vars}} is specified. -@end itemize +@end table Mappings are considered from left to right. Therefore, if a value is matched by a @var{src_value} from more than