From: Ben Pfaff <blp@gnu.org>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:41:31 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Clarify AGGREGATE.
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Clarify AGGREGATE.
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diff --git a/doc/transformation.texi b/doc/transformation.texi
index b89edb0d..7ad217b3 100644
--- a/doc/transformation.texi
+++ b/doc/transformation.texi
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ character codes.  On most modern computers, this is a form of ASCII.
 
 The aggregation functions listed above exclude all user-missing values
 from calculations.  To include user-missing values, insert a period
-(@samp{.}) between the function name and left parenthesis
-(e.g.@: @samp{SUM.}).
+(@samp{.}) at the end of the function name.  (e.g.@: @samp{SUM.}).
+(Be aware that specifying such a function as the last token on a line
+will cause the period to be interpreted as the end of the command.)
 
 @cmd{AGGREGATE} both ignores and cancels the current @cmd{SPLIT FILE}
 settings (@pxref{SPLIT FILE}).