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SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

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DEFINE—!ENDDEFINE<br />

DEFINE macro name<br />

([{argument name=} [!DEFAULT (string)] [!NOEXPAND] {!TOKENS (n) }]<br />

{!POSITIONAL= } {!CHAREND (’char’) }<br />

{!ENCLOSE (’char’, ’char’)}<br />

{!CMDEND }<br />

[/{argument name=} ...])<br />

{!POSITIONAL= }<br />

macro body<br />

!ENDDEFINE<br />

SET command controls:<br />

PRESERVE<br />

RESTORE<br />

Assignment:<br />

!LET var=expression<br />

Conditional processing:<br />

!IF (expression) !THEN statements<br />

[!ELSE statements]<br />

!IFEND<br />

Looping constructs:<br />

!DO !varname=start !TO finish [!BY step]<br />

statements [!BREAK]<br />

!DOEND<br />

!DO !varname !IN (list)<br />

statements [!BREAK]<br />

!DOEND<br />

Macro directives:<br />

!OFFEXPAND<br />

!ONEXPAND<br />

String manipulation functions:<br />

!LENGTH (string)<br />

!CONCAT (string1,string2)<br />

!SUBSTR (string,from,[length])<br />

!INDEX (string1,string2)<br />

!HEAD (string)<br />

!TAIL (string)<br />

!QUOTE (string)<br />

!UNQUOTE (string)<br />

!UPCASE (string)<br />

!BLANKS (n)<br />

!NULL<br />

!EVAL (string)<br />

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