SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

REREAD
REREAD [FILE=file]
[COLUMN=expression]
Example
INPUT PROGRAM.
DATA LIST /KIND 10-14 (A).
DO IF (KIND EQ ’FORD’).
REREAD.
DATA LIST /PARTNO 1-2 PRICE 3-6 (DOLLAR,2) QUANTITY 7-9.
END CASE.
ELSE IF (KIND EQ ’CHEVY’).
REREAD.
DATA LIST /PARTNO 1-2 PRICE 15-18 (DOLLAR,2) QUANTITY 19-21.
END CASE.
END IF.
END INPUT PROGRAM.
BEGIN DATA
111295100FORD
11 CHEVY 295015
END DATA.
Overview
Options
REREAD instructs the program to reread a record in the data. It is available only within an
INPUT PROGRAM structure and is generally used to define data using information obtained
from a previous reading of the record. REREAD is usually specified within a conditional
structure, such as DO IF—END IF, and is followed by a DATA LIST command. When it
receives control for a case, REREAD places the pointer back to the column specified for the
current case and begins reading data as defined by the DATA LIST command that follows.
Data Source. You can use inline data or data from an external file specified on the FILE
subcommand. Using external files allows you to open multiple files and merge data.
Beginning Column. You can specify a beginning column other than column 1 using the
COLUMN subcommand.
Basic Specification
The basic specification is the command keyword REREAD. The program rereads the
current case according to the data definitions specified on the following DATA LIST.
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