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Chapter 42
Paste. Pastes the selected variables into the designated syntax window at the cursor
location.
To modify va
riable definitions, use the Variable view in the Data Editor.
To Obtain Variable Information
E From the menus choose:
Utilities
Variables.
..
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Select the
variable for which you want to display variable definition information.
Data File Comments
You can include descriptive comments with a data file. For SPSS-format data files,
these comme
ntsaresavedwiththedatafile.
To add, modi
fy, delete, or display data file comments:
E From the m
enus choose:
Utilities
Data File Comments...
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To display the comments in the Viewer, select Display comments in output.
Comments can be any length but are limited to 80 bytes (typically 80 characters
in single-byte languages) per line; lines will automatically wrap at 80 characters.
Comments a
re displayed in the same font as text output to accurately reflect how they
will appear when displayed in the Viewer.
A date stamp (the current date in parentheses) is automatically appended to the end
of the list
of comments whenever you add or modify comments. This may lead to
some ambiguity concerning the dates associated with comments if you modify an
existing comment or insert a new comment between existing comments.