hi Mark, >On Mar 7, 2014, at 2:05 AM, John Darrington <j...@darrington.wattle.id.au> >wrote: >There are a number of ways this could be achieved (for example you could use >RECODE ... INTO ) but in my opinion, the simplest way is: > >COMPUTE newvar = (VARX = 1) AND (VARY=1).
>> There is no option as far as I have found to enter line commands of the sort >> you suggest, e.g. a COMPUTE statement. try File -> New -> Syntax write the command suggested with variable names adjusted for your dataset. press "Run" and select the appropriate option; if you are running this command only, "All" will do for now. >It appears that this Mac version looks and behaves quite differently from the >GNU/Linux version. i am not so sure that it is different. though could not say about the functioning but it definitely looks same to me! > My question then boils down to whether it is possible in the version I have in front of me to enter commands like the COMPUTE statement. yes (mentioned above). > >1. Am I missing something in this version, some hidden point of access to a >command line? you might want to take a look at the available manual (Help -> Reference Manual). it is available online too (http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/pspp.html#Using-PSPP). regards, som _______________________________________________ Pspp-users mailing list Pspp-users@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users
