SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

448 DEFINE—!ENDDEFINE
Example
* Keyword !TOKENS.
DEFINE macname (!POSITIONAL !TOKENS (3)
frequencies variables = !1.
!ENDDEFINE.
macname ABC DEFG HI.
• The three tokens following macname (ABC, DEFG, and HI) are assigned to the positional
argument !1, and FREQUENCIES is then executed.
Example
* Keyword !TOKENS.
* Macro definition.
DEFINE earnrep (varrep = !TOKENS (1))
sort cases by !varrep.
report variables = earnings
/break = !varrep
/summary = mean.
!ENDDEFINE.
* Call the macro three times.
earnrep varrep= SALESMAN. /*First macro call
earnrep varrep = REGION. /*Second macro call
earnrep varrep = MONTH. /*Third macro call
• This macro runs a REPORT command three times, each time with a different break variable.
• The macro name is earnrep, and there is one keyword argument, varrep, which has one
token.
• In the first macro call, the token SALESMAN is substituted for !varrep when the macro is
expanded. REGION and MONTH are substituted for !varrep when the macro is expanded in
the second and third calls.
Example
* Keyword !CHAREND’.
DEFINE macname (!POSITIONAL !CHAREND (’/’)
/!POSITIONAL !TOKENS(2))
frequencies variables = !1.
correlations variables= !2.
!ENDDEFINE.
macname A B C D / E F.
• When the macro is called, all tokens up to the slash (A, B, C, and D) are assigned to the
positional argument !1. E and F are assigned to the positional argument !2.