SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

END CASE
END CASE
Example
* Restructure a data file to make each data item into a single case.
INPUT PROGRAM.
DATA LIST /#X1 TO #X3 (3(F1,1X)).
VECTOR V=#X1 TO #X3.
LOOP #I=1 TO 3.
- COMPUTE X=V(#I).
- END CASE.
END LOOP.
END INPUT PROGRAM.
Overview
END CASE is used in an INPUT PROGRAM—END INPUT PROGRAM structure to signal that
a case is complete. Control then passes to the commands immediately following the input
program. After these commands are executed for the newly created case, the program
returns to the input program and continues building cases by processing the commands
immediately after the last END CASE command that was executed. For more information
about the flow control in an input program, see INPUT PROGRAM—END INPUT PROGRAM.
END CASE is especially useful for restructuring files, either building a single case from
several cases or building several cases from a single case. It can also be used to generate
data without any data input (see p. 503 for an example).
Basic Specification
The basic specification is simply END CASE. There are no additional specifications.
Syntax Rules
• END CASE is available only within an input program and is generally specified within a
loop.
• Multiple END CASE commands can be used within an input program. Each builds a case
from the transformation and data definition commands executed since the last END
CASE command.
• If no END CASE is explicitly specified, an END CASE command is implied immediately
before END INPUT PROGRAM and the input program loops until an end-of-file is encountered
or specified (see END FILE).
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