DECLARE

DECLARE lets you create a new variable in the Glossary and to assign or compute values into the new variable.

Syntax:

DECLARE new variable

DECLARE new variable,new variable,new variable

DECLARE new variable = variable

DECLARE new variable = value or DECLARE new variable = (value)

DECLARE new variable = variable (or record/column) operator variable (or record/column)

DECLARE new variable = variable (or record/column) operator value

(where n specifies the width of the new variable)

DECLARE new variable:n

DECLARE new variable:n,new variable:n,new variable:n

DECLARE new variable:n = variable

DECLARE new variable:n = value or DECLARE new variable:n = (value)

DECLARE new variable:n = variable (or record/column) operator variable (or record/column)

DECLARE new variable:n = variable (or record/column) operator value

Abbreviation: DEC

Usage:

You can create new variables and reference the new variables in your job file. You can save the new variables to your data file using the Save Data As option of Setup|Glossary Variables. New variables created using the DECLARE instruction are added at the end of the record when you are saving the data file using the Save Data As option. The new variables are added in the order they are specified in the Glossary.

If no width is specified, the width of the new variable is assumed to be 12. Variables with decimal values can have decimal precision of width -2 up to a maximum of 10 decimal places.
The width of the new variable must be wide enough to accept any value being computed into the new variable.
If the value being assigned into the new variable is alpha-numeric (for example, "FEMALE" or "F"), the value must be enclosed in parentheses. If the value is numeric, parentheses are optional.
When the new variable is saved to the data file, the Variable Type is determined by the data being assigned to the new variable. If the data assigned to the new variable is numeric, the Variable Type is assumed to be Number. If the data assigned to the new variable is alphanumeric, the Variable Type is assumed to be String.
Variables defined in the Glossary using the DECLARE instruction are included in the Variable List if the Use glossary transformations option is enabled when running a Frequency, Simple Weighting, Sample Balancing and Factor Analysis.

Note:

1. Indexed variables cannot be used with the DECLARE instruction.

2. New variables declared in the Glossary can be used with LOC+.

3. New variables declared in the Glossary cannot be used with VAR+ without first saving the data file using the Save Data As option on the Setup Glossary Variables dialog.

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