Thanks for the bug report! I have fixed it and the fix will appear in the next release.
On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 11:36 PM "Quandt, Markus" <markus.qua...@gesis.org> <blp-forw...@cs.stanford.edu> wrote: > If you refer to the variable names marked in yellow, I guess it is > capitalization. First all uppercase letters, then lowercase. Whether that > is a standard sorting criterion or not is not standardized between software > programs, but Unix culture – which I think is showing through in PSPP, but > much less in SPSS? – would mandate that capitalization matters. > > > > Now, PSPP **does** follow the SPSS convention in not allowing “TestVar” > and “testvar” as two variable names in the same data set, because they are > NOT different, whereas “TestVar” and “testvar2” would obviously appear in > very different places in a sorted variable list, because they are QUITE > different. Do I find that a little inconsistent? -> Oh yes 😊. > > > > [image: Ein Bild, das Text, Screenshot, Zahl enthält. Automatisch > generierte Beschreibung] > > > > Best, Markus > > > > *Von:* pspp-users-bounces+markus.quandt=gesis....@gnu.org > <pspp-users-bounces+markus.quandt=gesis....@gnu.org> *Im Auftrag von *Elio > Spinello > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 27. Februar 2024 22:20 > *An:* espine...@rpmconsulting.com; 'Ben Pfaff' <b...@cs.stanford.edu> > *Cc:* 'ft gmail' <public....@gmail.com>; pspp-users@gnu.org > *Betreff:* Sorting by variable name > > > > I may be missing something, but I'm noticing that when selecting variables > from a list, the sort order by name does not produce consistent results. It > appears that maybe there is a nested factor in the sort order, but I can't > tell what it is. In this example, I am sorting by variable name but the > results seem to sort a section of variables and then re-start > alphabetically multiple times. This is version GNU pspp 2.0.0-pre3g2c9fe2 > running under Windows 11. > > > > > > > > > > *Elio Spinello* > > *RPM Consulting, LLC* > > *27943 Seco Canyon Rd #320* > > *Santa Clarita, CA 91350-3872* > > Office: 818-831-7607 > > Cell: 818-570-3546 > > > > > > > > > > >
