SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

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Table A.2 Taxonomy of transformation commands (Continued)
Command Type Command Type
ELSE Exec PRINT SPACE Exec
ELSE IF Exec RECODE Exec
END CASE Exec RECORD TYPE Exec
END FILE Exec REFORMAT Exec
END FILE TYPE Stat REPEATING DATA Exec*
END IF Exec REREAD Exec
END INPUT PROGRAM Stat SAMPLE Exec
END LOOP Exec SELECT IF Exec
END REPEAT Decl† SPLIT FILE Decl
FILE TYPE Stat** STRING Decl
FILTER Exec TEMPORARY Stat
FORMATS Decl VALUE LABELS Decl
GET Exec* VARIABLE LABELS Decl
GET CAPTURE Exec* VECTOR Decl
GET OSIRIS Exec* WEIGHT Decl
IF Exec WRITE Exec
INPUT PROGRAM Stat WRITE FORMATS Decl
KEYED DATA LIST Exec* XSAVE Exec
* This command is also declarative.
**This command is also executable and declarative.
†This command does not fit into these categories; however, it is neither executable nor status-switching,
so it is classified as declarative.
Restricted Transformations
Commands REFORMAT, SAMPLE, SELECT IF, and TEMPORARY are restricted transformation
commands because they are allowed in either the transformation state or the
procedure state but cannot be used in the input program state.
If you use restricted transformation commands in the transformation state, the
program remains in the transformation state. If you use them in the procedure state, they
move the program back to the transformation state.
Procedures
The procedures and the BEGIN DATA, EXECUTE, EXPORT, LIST, SAVE, SAVE SCSS,
SAVE TRANSLATE, and SORT CASES commands cause the data to be read. These
commands are allowed in either the transformation state or the procedure state.
When the program is in the transformation state, these commands move the program
to the procedure state. When you use these commands in the procedure state, the
program remains in that state.