Date:         Tue, 3 May 2005 09:06:27 -0400
Reply-To:     "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>" <nospam@HOWLES.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>" <nospam@HOWLES.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syntax Question

Try comp.soft-sys.stat.spss:

   http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.soft-sys.stat.spss

On Tue, 3 May 2005 05:41:59 GMT, Max <PostResponse@HERE.TNX> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>What is wrong with following syntax (SPSS 12)? It complains about "exec"
>inside DO REPEAT, but without "exec" values are not calculated for meds:
>
>/*------------------------------start----------------.
>compute meds = 0 .
>exec .
>
>DEFINE calc_meds (arg1 = !TOKENS(1))
>compute dummy = 0.
>exec.
>IF (!arg1 ~= LAG(!arg1)) dummy = dummy+1 .
>exec.
>IF (dates >= DATE.DMY(13, 7, 1999)) dummy = dummy+LAG(dummy) .
>exec.
>compute meds = meds + dummy .
>exec.
>!ENDDEFINE.
>
>DO REPEAT medic = apo_acetaminophen TO spectrum.29 .
>calc_meds arg1 = medic .
>END REPEAT print.
>exec.
>/*----------------------------------end---------------.