SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

Example
RECORD TYPE 1345
FILE TYPE GROUPED FILE=HUBDATA RECORD=#RECID 80 CASE=ID 1-5
WILD=NOWARN.
RECORD TYPE 1.
DATA LIST /MOHIRED YRHIRED 12-15 DEPT79 TO DEPT82 SEX 16-20.
RECORD TYPE OTHER SKIP.
END FILE TYPE.
• The program reads variables from type 1 records and skips all other types.
• WILD=NOWARN on the FILE TYPE command suppresses the warning messages that is
issued by default for undefined record types for grouped files. Keyword OTHER cannot
be used when the default WILD=WARN specification is in effect.
Example
FILE TYPE GROUPED FILE=HUBDATA RECORD=#RECID 80 CASE=ID 1-5.
RECORD TYPE 1.
DATA LIST /MOHIRED YRHIRED 12-15 DEPT79 TO DEPT82 SEX 16-20.
RECORD TYPE 2,3 SKIP.
END FILE TYPE.
• Record type 1 is defined for each case, and record types 2 and 3 are skipped.
• WILD=WARN (the default) on FILE TYPE GROUPED is in effect. The program therefore
issues a warning message for any record types it encounters other than types 1, 2, and 3.
No warning is issued for record types 2 and 3 because they are explicitly specified on a
RECORD TYPE command.
CASE Subcommand
CASE specifies the column locations of the case identification variable when that variable
is not in the location defined by the CASE subcommand on FILE TYPE.
• CASE on RECORD TYPE applies only to those records specified by that RECORD TYPE
command. The identifier for record types without CASE on RECORD TYPE must be in the
location specified by CASE on FILE TYPE.
• CASE can be used for nested and grouped files only. CASE cannot be used for mixed files.
• CASE can be used on RECORD TYPE only if a CASE subcommand is specified on FILE
TYPE.
• The format type of the case identification variable must be the same on all records, and
the same format must be assigned on the RECORD TYPE and FILE TYPE commands. For
example, if the case identification variable is defined as a string on FILE TYPE, it cannot
be defined as a numeric variable on RECORD TYPE.