From cf334edc03b5898ad364c98dfe22dcf8a634f671 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 21:52:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Better describe the meaning of THRU in the RECODE command. pohaku reported that the description was ambiguous. --- doc/transformation.texi | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/transformation.texi b/doc/transformation.texi index 63f85e9ee9..5ea809e54f 100644 --- a/doc/transformation.texi +++ b/doc/transformation.texi @@ -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}. -- 2.30.2