Dear Hans Van Den Steen,

GREAT! Many many many many thanks ... !

Georgios

> -----Original Message----- > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@listserv.uga.edu]On Behalf Of > Hans Van Den Steen > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:40 PM > To: SPSSX-L@listserv.uga.edu > Subject: FW: IDs > > > Hello everyone, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Georgios Tassoukis [SMTP:tassoukis@iza.org] > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:22 PM > > To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > > Subject: IDs > > > > Dear list members, > > > > please imagine following file: > > v1 id1 > > e 1 > > e 1 > > f 2 > > g 3 > > g 3 > > g 3 > > h 4 > > > [HANS] > Will this do what you want ? > > *////////////////////////////. > COMP id1=1. > SORT CASES BY v1. > DO IF ($CASENUM GT 1 AND v1=LAG(v1)). > COMP id1=LAG(id1). > ELSE IF $CASENUM GT 1. > COMP id1=LAG(id1)+1. > END IF. > EXE. > *////////////////////////////. > > Hans Van Den Steen > MIS Officer > Alpha Credit Belgium > Mailto:hans.vandensteen@acred.be > > > > id1 should beocme a grouped identifier for identical persons with > > different > > status. > > Id1 must reiterate: id1 must become lag+1 for a new person. > > Any idea is highly appreciated. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Best regards, > > Georgios Tassoukis, Database Manager > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > IZA, P.O. Box 7240, D-53072 Bonn, Germany > > Phone : +49-228-3894-503 Fax: +49-228-3894-180 > > E-mail: tassoukis@iza.org Web: http://www.iza.org/ > > Office: Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 7, D-53113 Bonn > > _____________________________________________________ >