Generate SPSS 'COMPUTE' syntax to compute the CONCAT() of two (sets of) variables.
Description
Generate SPSS 'COMPUTE' syntax to compute the CONCAT() of two (sets of) variables.
Usage
spss.compute.concat(str1, str2, names)
Arguments
str1
the first argument for CONCAT().
str2
the second argument for CONCAT().
names
the name(s) of the variable(s) to be created.
Examples
spss.compute.concat("feedback", "feedback_f", "enfr.feedback")
spss.compute.concat("feedback", "feedback_f", "enfr.feedback")
Generate SPSS 'COMPUTE' syntax to compute the MAX() of two (sets of) variables.
Description
Generate SPSS 'COMPUTE' syntax to compute the MAX() of two (sets of) variables.
Usage
spss.compute.max(var1, var2, append = "new.", ...)
Arguments
var1
the first argument for MAX(). Used for the naming of the output variable(s).
var2
the second argument for MAX().
append
specifies the text that should be appended to the name(s) of the variable(s) in var1 to create the output variable(s).
...
any additional arguments that can be passed to functions spss.format.max and spss.format.compute
Examples
spss.compute.max(c("dob", "income"), c("dob_f", "income_f"), append = "total.")
spss.compute.max(c("dob", "income"), c("dob_f", "income_f"))
Generate SPSS 'STRING' syntax and 'COMPUTE' syntax to compute the CONCAT() of two (sets of) variables.
Description
Generate SPSS 'STRING' syntax and 'COMPUTE' syntax to compute the CONCAT() of two (sets of) variables.
Usage
spss.concat.new(str1, str2, append = "", name = "", ...)
Arguments
str1
the first argument for CONCAT(). Used for the naming of the output variable(s).
str2
the second argument for CONCAT().
append
specifies the text that should be appended to the name(s) of the variable(s) in str1 to create the output variable(s). Defaults to an empty string.
name
specifies the name of the new String variable to be created. Defaults to an empty string ; if left unspecified, the function will use the append parameter.
...
any additional arguments that can be passed to functions spss.string and spss.compute.concat
Examples
spss.concat.new(c("dob", "income"), c("dob_f", "income_f"), append = "total.")
spss.concat.new(c("dob", "income"), c("dob_f", "income_f"))
Generate SPSS 'COMPUTE' syntax to carry out an operation on two (sets of) variables.
Description
Generate SPSS 'COMPUTE' syntax to carry out an operation on two (sets of) variables.
Usage
spss.format.compute(output, operation)
Arguments
output
specifies the name(s) of the output variable(s) of COMPUTE().
operation
specifies the computational operation to be carried out.
Examples
spss.format.compute("new.var", "MAX(var1,var2)")
spss.format.compute(c("dob", "comments"), c("MAX(dob,dob_f)", "CONCAT(comments,comments_f)"))
spss.format.compute("string.var", "CONCAT(string1,string2)")
Generate SPSS 'concat()' syntax for two (sets of) variables.
Description
Generate SPSS 'concat()' syntax for two (sets of) variables.
Usage
spss.format.concat(var1, var2)
Arguments
var1
the first argument for concat().
var2
the second argument for concat().
Examples
spss.format.concat(c("dob", "income"), c("dob_f", "income_f"))
spss.format.concat("income", "income_f")
Generate SPSS 'MAX()' syntax for two (sets of) variables.
Description
Generate SPSS 'MAX()' syntax for two (sets of) variables.
Usage
spss.format.max(var1, var2)
Arguments
var1
the first argument for MAX().
var2
the second argument for MAX().
Examples
spss.format.max(c("dob", "income"), c("dob_f", "income_f"))
spss.format.max("income", "income_f")
Generate SPSS 'RENAME' syntax to rename a (set of) variables into another.
Description
Generate SPSS 'RENAME' syntax to rename a (set of) variables into another.
Usage
spss.rename(values, rename)
Arguments
values
the variable(s) to be renamed.
rename
the name(s) to use for renaming.
Examples
spss.rename(c("oldname1", "oldname2", "oldname3"), c("new1", "new2", "new3"))
spss.rename(c("oldname1", "oldname2"), c("new1", "new2"))
Generate SPSS 'RTRIM' syntax to apply RTRIM() to a string variable.
Description
Generate SPSS 'RTRIM' syntax to apply RTRIM() to a string variable.
Usage
spss.rtrim(str)
Arguments
str
the string argument for RTRIM().
Examples
spss.rtrim("variable_to_be_trimmed")
Generate SPSS 'STRING' syntax to create a variable of type string.
Description
Generate SPSS 'STRING' syntax to create a variable of type string.
Usage
spss.string(names, string.format = "A15")
Arguments
names
the name(s) of the variable(s) to be created.
string.format
specifies the formatting to use when creating the string variable. Defaults to "A15".
Examples
spss.string("my.string")
spss.string("long.string", string.format = "A40")