John, just modify the PRINT command, in that case. Judging by your post in the other thread, I think you want something like:

print /' token_id.' item '"' itemlabel '"/'.

I get this for output:

token_id.614 "My assignments don't require using technology "/ token_id.615 "School filters or firewalls block websites I need to use "/ token_id.616 "Software is not good enough "/ token_id.617 "Teachers don't know how to use the technology "/ token_id.618 "Teachers limit our technology use "/ token_id.619 "There are rules against using technology at my school "/ token_id.620 "My school has different computers or software than I am used to "/

Bruce

John F Hall wrote: > > Art > > Thanks for the syntax: this is what I get: > > 614 "My assignments don't require using technology > "/ > > 615 "School filters or firewalls block websites I need to use > "/ > > 616 "Software is not good enough > "/ > > 617 "Teachers don't know how to use the technology > "/ > > 618 "Teachers limit our technology use > "/ > > 619 "There are rules against using technology at my school > "/ > > 620 "My school has different computers or software than I am used to > "/ > > > > but I don't want the numbers, just the text. However, if the syntax can > be amended to yield > > > > token614 "My assignments don't require using technology > "/ > > token615 "School filters or firewalls block websites I need to use > "/ > > > > I can then run var labels with the result. This saves manually amending > about 400 labels. > > > > John > > > > PS I like my slashes at the beginning of the line (with a preceding space > of course) where I can see them. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Art Kendall > To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: Syntax to crop variable labels > > > copy the syntax below into a syntax window. See if this is what you > need. Then try replacing the piece of text in the syntax window between > "begin data" and "end data" with the text from the other source. > copy the resulting print info into a new syntax window. > > data list fixed /item (1x,f3) itemlabel(1x, a70). > begin data > (614)My assignments don't require using technology > (615)School filters or firewalls block websites I need to use > (616)Software is not good enough > (617)Teachers don't know how to use the technology > (618)Teachers limit our technology use > (619)There are rules against using technology at my school > (620)My school has different computers or software than I am used to > end data. > print /' ' item '"' itemlabel '"/'. > execute. > > Art Kendall > Social Research Consultants > > On 7/5/2010 11:29 AM, John F Hall wrote: > I am working on a file constructed by someone else. There are > hundreds of variable labels of the following type. Rather than going > through and deleting the brackets and their contents manually, is there > any syntax to do it for me? Otherwise I'll be at it all night. > > TIA > > John Hall > > (614)My assignments don't require using technology > (615)School filters or firewalls block websites I need to use > (616)Software is not good enough > (617)Teachers don't know how to use the technology > (618)Teachers limit our technology use > (619)There are rules against using technology at my school > (620)My school has different computers or software than I am used to > ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a > message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text > except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L > For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO > REFCARD >

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