(syntax execution)
/LOCALE='@var{locale}'
- /MEXPAND=@{ON,OFF@}
- /MITERATE=@var{max_iterations}
- /MNEST=@var{max_nest}
- /MPRINT=@{ON,OFF@}
/MXLOOPS=@var{max_loops}
/SEED=@{RANDOM,@var{seed_value}@}
/UNDEFINED=@{WARN,NOWARN@}
/CC@{A,B,C,D,E@}=@{'@var{npre},@var{pre},@var{suf},@var{nsuf}','@var{npre}.@var{pre}.@var{suf}.@var{nsuf}'@}
/DECIMAL=@{DOT,COMMA@}
/FORMAT=@var{fmt_spec}
+ /MDISPLAY=@{TEXT,TABLES@}
/SMALL=@var{number}
/WIB=@{NATIVE,MSBFIRST,LSBFIRST,VAX@}
/WRB=@{NATIVE,ISL,ISB,IDL,IDB,VF,VD,VG,ZS,ZL@}
/JOURNAL=@{ON,OFF@} ['@var{file_name}']
(system files)
- /COMPRESSION=@{ON,OFF@}
/SCOMPRESSION=@{ON,OFF@}
(miscellaneous)
/SAFER=ON
/LOCALE='@var{string}'
-
-(obsolete settings accepted for compatibility, but ignored)
- /BOXSTRING=@{'@var{xxx}','@var{xxxxxxxxxxx}'@}
- /CASE=@{UPPER,UPLOW@}
- /CPI=cpi_value
- /HIGHRES=@{ON,OFF@}
- /HISTOGRAM='@var{c}'
- /LOWRES=@{AUTO,ON,OFF@}
- /LPI=@var{lpi_value}
- /MENUS=@{STANDARD,EXTENDED@}
- /MXMEMORY=@var{max_memory}
- /SCRIPTTAB='c'
- /TB1=@{'@var{xxx}','@var{xxxxxxxxxxx}'@}
- /TBFONTS='@var{string}'
- /XSORT=@{YES,NO@}
+(macros)
+ /MEXPAND=@{ON,OFF@}
+ /MPRINT=@{ON,OFF@}
+ /MITERATE=@var{number}
+ /MNEST=@var{number}
+
+(settings not yet implemented, but accepted and ignored)
+ /BASETEXTDIRECTION=@{AUTOMATIC,RIGHTTOLEFT,LEFTTORIGHT@}
+ /BLOCK='@var{c}'
+ /BOX=@{'@var{xxx}','@var{xxxxxxxxxxx}'@}
+ /CACHE=@{ON,OFF@}
+ /CELLSBREAK=@var{number}
+ /COMPRESSION=@{ON,OFF@}
+ /CMPTRANS=@{ON,OFF@}
+ /HEADER=@{NO,YES,BLANK@}
@end display
@cmd{SET} allows the user to adjust several parameters relating to
spoken in the United States) and @code{ja_JP.EUC-JP} (EUC-JP encoded
Japanese as spoken in Japan).
-@item MEXPAND
-@itemx MITERATE
-@itemx MNEST
-@itemx MPRINT
-Currently not used.
-
@item MXLOOPS
-The maximum number of iterations for an uncontrolled loop (@pxref{LOOP}).
-The default @var{max_loops} is 40.
+@anchor{SET MXLOOPS}
+
+The maximum number of iterations for an uncontrolled loop
+(@pxref{LOOP}), and for any loop in the matrix language (@pxref{Matrix
+LOOP and BREAK Commands}). The default @var{max_loops} is 40.
@item SEED
+@anchor{SET SEED}
The initial pseudo-random number seed. Set it to a real number or to
RANDOM, to obtain an initial seed from the current time of day.
Allows the default numeric input/output format to be specified. The
default is F8.2. @xref{Input and Output Formats}.
+@item MDISPLAY
+@anchor{SET MDISPLAY}
+
+Controls how the @code{PRINT} command within
+@code{MATRIX}@dots{}@code{END MATRIX} outputs matrices. With the
+default @subcmd{TEXT}, @code{PRINT} outputs matrices as text. Change
+this setting to @code{TABLES} to instead output matrices as pivot
+tables. @xref{Matrix PRINT Command}, for more information.
+
@item SMALL
This controls how @pspp{} formats small numbers in pivot tables, in
cases where @pspp{} does not otherwise have a well-defined format for
If @subcmd{TNUMBERS} is set to @subcmd{BOTH}, then values are displayed with both their label
(if any) and their literal value in parentheses.
@item TVARS
+@anchor{SET TVARS}
The @subcmd{TVARS} option sets the way in which variables are displayed in output tables.
The valid settings are @subcmd{NAMES}, @subcmd{LABELS} and @subcmd{BOTH}.
If @subcmd{TVARS} is set to @subcmd{NAMES}, then all variables are displayed using their names.
produced by @pspp{}. These subcommands are
@table @asis
-@item COMPRESSION
-Not currently used.
-
@item SCOMPRESSION
Whether system files created by @cmd{SAVE} or @cmd{XSAVE} are
compressed by default. The default is @subcmd{ON}.
of the system's locale.
@end table
+The following subcommands affect the interpretation of macros.
+
+@table @asis
+@item MEXPAND
+@anchor{SET MEXPAND}
+Controls whether macros are expanded. The default is ON.
+
+@item MPRINT
+@anchor{SET MPRINT}
+Controls whether the expansion of macros is included in output. This
+is separate from whether command syntax in general is included in
+output. The default is OFF.
+
+@item MITERATE
+@anchor{SET MITERATE}
+Limits the number of iterations executed in @code{!DO} loops within
+macros. This does not affect other language constructs such as
+@cmd{LOOP}. This must be set to a positive integer. The default is
+1000.
+
+@item MNEST
+@anchor{SET MNEST}
+Limits the number of levels of nested macro expansions. This must be
+set to a positive integer. The default is 50.
+@end table
+
+The following subcommands are not yet implemented, but PSPP accepts
+them and ignores the settings.
+
+@table @asis
+@item BASETEXTDIRECTION
+@itemx BLOCK
+@itemx BOX
+@itemx CACHE
+@itemx CELLSBREAK
+@itemx COMPRESSION
+@itemx CMPTRANS
+@itemx HEADER
+@end table
+
@node SHOW
@section SHOW
@vindex SHOW
[FORMAT]
[FUZZBITS]
[LENGTH]
+ [MEXPAND]
+ [MPRINT]
+ [MITERATE]
+ [MNEST]
[MXERRS]
[MXLOOPS]
[MXWARNS]
[N]
[SCOMPRESSION]
+ [SYSTEM]
[TEMPDIR]
[UNDEFINED]
[VERSION]
@item @subcmd{N}
Reports the number of cases in the active dataset. The reported number is not
weighted. If no dataset is defined, then @samp{Unknown} is reported.
+@item @subcmd{SYSTEM}
+Shows information about how PSPP was built. This information is
+useful in bug reports. @xref{Bugs}, for details.
@item @subcmd{TEMPDIR}
Shows the path of the directory where temporary files are stored.
@item @subcmd{VERSION}
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