Date:         Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:47:01 -0600
Reply-To:     John Kuster <KusterJ@TEN-NASH.TEN.K12.TN.US>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         John Kuster <KusterJ@TEN-NASH.TEN.K12.TN.US>
Organization: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Subject:      Re: sequential variable names
Comments: To: "S. Zitzer" <sallyz@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
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Of course, but many questionnaires are labeled with letter responses.
The lengthy questionnaire mentioned may have a mix of letter and numeric
responses.
Allowing for both is the most flexible response since
recoding later is simple, while recoding on the fly is subject to error.

"S. Zitzer" wrote:

> John, your modification would make the variables all string variables.
> I doubt that is what he wanted.
>
>   Sally
>
> > data list /var1 to var80 1-80 (a).
> > begin data.
> >
> > end data.
> > execute.
> >
> >