SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

RECORD TYPE
For mixed file types:
RECORD TYPE {value list} [SKIP]
{OTHER }
For grouped file types:
RECORD TYPE {value list} [SKIP] [CASE=col loc]
{OTHER }
[DUPLICATE={WARN }] [MISSING={WARN }]
{NOWARN} {NOWARN}
For nested file types:
RECORD TYPE {value list} [SKIP] [CASE=col loc]
{OTHER }
[SPREAD={YES}] [MISSING={WARN }]
{NO } {NOWARN}
Example
FILE TYPE MIXED RECORD=RECID 1-2.
RECORD TYPE 23.
DATA LIST /SEX 5 AGE 6-7 DOSAGE 8-10 RESULT 12.
END FILE TYPE.
BEGIN DATA
21 145010 1
22 257200 2
25 235 250 2
35 167 300 3
24 125150 1
23 272075 1
21 149050 2
25 134 035 3
30 138 300 3
32 229 500 3
END DATA.
Overview
RECORD TYPE is used with DATA LIST within a FILE TYPE—END FILE TYPE structure to
define any one of the three types of complex raw data files: mixed files, which contain
several types of records that define different types of cases; hierarchical or nested files,
which contain several types of records with a defined relationship among the record types;
or grouped files, which contain several records for each case with some records missing
or duplicated (see FILE TYPE for more complete information). A fourth type of complex
file, files with repeating groups of information, can be read with the REPEATING DATA
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