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SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

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1404 REPORT<br />

Column Widths. Default column widths are determined by REPORT, using the maximum of the<br />

following for each column:<br />

• The widest print format in the column, whether it is a variable print format or a summary<br />

print format.<br />

• The width of any temporary variable defined with the STRING subcommand on REPORT.<br />

• If a column heading is assigned, the length of the longest title line in the heading when<br />

CHWRAP is off, and the longest word in the title when CHWRAP is on. Underscores,<br />

which are removed on printing, can be used to create longer words in the title.<br />

• When no column heading is specified, the length of the longest word in the variable label,<br />

or the length of the variable name.<br />

• If you specify LABEL on VARIABLES or BREAK, the length of the variable’s longest value<br />

label. If FORMAT=MANUAL is in effect, 20 is the maximum value used for this criterion.<br />

• The minimum column width is 8 when FORMAT=MANUAL; it can be less when<br />

FORMAT=AUTOMATIC.<br />

Automatic Fit. When the above criteria for column width result in a report that is too wide for<br />

the report margins, FORMAT=AUTOMATIC shrinks the report. AUTOMATIC performs the<br />

following two steps sequentially, stopping as soon as the report fits within the margins:<br />

1. AUTOMATIC reduces intercolumn spacing incrementally until it reaches a minimum intercolumn<br />

space of 1. It will never reduce it to 0.<br />

2. AUTOMATIC shortens widths for strings specified on the STRING subcommand or for<br />

value label strings when the LABEL option is specified. It begins with the longest string if<br />

that string is at least 15 characters wide and shortens the column width as much as needed<br />

(up to 40% of its length), wrapping the string within the new width. If necessary, it repeats<br />

the step, using different defined strings. It will not shorten the column width of the same<br />

string twice.<br />

REPORT does not implement the automatic fit unless AUTOMATIC is specified on the<br />

FORMAT subcommand.<br />

AUTOMATIC versus MANUAL Defaults. Many default settings depend on whether you specify<br />

AUTOMATIC or MANUAL on FORMAT. Table 1 shows the defaults according to either of the<br />

specifications.<br />

Table 1 Keyword default settings<br />

Default for Default for<br />

Subcommand Keyword<br />

AUTOMATIC MANUAL<br />

FORMAT ALIGN<br />

BRKSPACE<br />

left left<br />

summary report 1 1<br />

listing report –1 1<br />

CHALIGN bottom top<br />

CHDSPACE 1 1<br />

COLSPACE 4 4<br />

FTSPACE 1 1

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