From 371b97edd5bd56a15a9c3b91f7d526453656b753 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Darrington Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 15:20:23 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Delete '*' from DATA LIST examples --- doc/tutorial.texi | 13 ++++--------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/tutorial.texi b/doc/tutorial.texi index 984d4bff..f1cf2721 100644 --- a/doc/tutorial.texi +++ b/doc/tutorial.texi @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ and reads data into them by manual input. @float Example, data-list @cartouche @example -@prompt{PSPP>} data list list /forename (A12) height *. +@prompt{PSPP>} data list list /forename (A12) height. @prompt{PSPP>} begin data. @prompt{data>} Ahmed 188 @prompt{data>} Bertram 167 @@ -142,13 +142,8 @@ variables which you wish to define. The text @samp{forename} is the name of the first variable, and @samp{(A12)} says that the variable @var{forename} is a string variable and that its maximum length is 12 bytes. -The second variable's name is specified by the text @samp{height} -and the @samp{*} -means that this variable has the default format. -Instead of typing @samp{*} you could also have typed @samp{(F8.2)}, -however since @samp{F8.2} is the default format (unless you changed it -with the @cmd{SET} command (@pxref{SET})), it's quicker to simply type -@samp{*}. +The second variable's name is specified by the text @samp{height}. +Since no format is given, this variable has the default format. For more information on data formats, @pxref{Input and Output Formats}. @@ -220,7 +215,7 @@ Zachariah 113.02 You can can tell the @cmd{DATA LIST} command to read the data directly from this file instead of by manual entry, with a command like: @example -@prompt{PSPP>} data list file='mydata.dat' list /forename (A12) height *. +@prompt{PSPP>} data list file='mydata.dat' list /forename (A12) height. @end example @noindent Notice however, that it is still necessary to specify the names of the -- 2.30.2