SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

DISPLAY
DISPLAY [SORTED] [{NAMES** }] [/VARIABLES=varlist]
{INDEX }
{VARIABLES }
{LABELS }
{DICTIONARY}
{[SCRATCH] }
{[VECTOR] }
{[MACROS] }
{[DOCUMENTS]}
**Default if the subcommand is omitted.
Example
DISPLAY SORTED DICTIONARY /VARIABLES=DEPT SALARY SEX TO JOBCAT.
Overview
DISPLAY exhibits information from the dictionary of the working data file. The information
can be sorted, and it can be limited to selected variables.
Basic Specification
The basic specification is simply the command keyword, which displays an unsorted list of
the variables in the working data file.
Syntax Rules
DISPLAY can be specified by itself or with one of the keywords defined below. NAMES is the
default. To specify two or more keywords, use multiple DISPLAY commands.
NAMES Variable names. A list of the variables in the working data file is displayed.
The names are not sorted and display in a compressed format, about eight
names across the page. This is the default.
DOCUMENTS Documentary text. Documentary text is provided on the DOCUMENT and
ADD DOCUMENT commands. No error message is issued if there is no documentary
information in the working data file.
DICTIONARY Complete dictionary information for variables. Information includes variable
names, labels, sequential position of each variable in the file, print and
write formats, missing values, and value labels. Up to 60 characters can be
displayed for variable and value labels.
INDEX Variable names and positions.
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