Re: How do you delete variables?

[John Darrington]

The DELETE VARIABLES command is just one way you can do it - it's a very useful
way if you have a lot of variables to delete.

If you are using the terminal interface, then you just type the command into 
the terminal.  For example, if  I wanted to delete three variables named "x", 
"y" and "z", then I would simply type:

DELETE VARIABLES x y.

If you are using the gui, then  you can do the same thing in a syntax window 
(open one by clicking on File->New->Syntax).  Alternatively, you can delete 
variables interactively, by selecting them and clicking on Edit->Clear, but 
this is tedious, especially if lots of variables are involved.

J'



On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:42:13PM -0700, jlablackbird wrote:
     
     I read the little clip in the help screen.
     8.2 DELETE VARIABLES
     ====================
     
          DELETE VARIABLES var_list.
     
        DELETE VARIABLES deletes the specified variables from the
     dictionary.  It may not be used to delete all variables from the
     dictionary; use NEW FILE to do that (*Note NEW FILE::).
     
        DELETE VARIABLES should not used after defining transformations and
     before executing a procedure.  If it is used in such a context, it
     causes the data to be read.  If it is used while TEMPORARY is in
     effect, it causes the temporary transformations to become permanent.
     
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     It does not really help me.  How do I enter the command and where does it
     go?  Do I write in the name of the variable I want to delete?  I ended up
     with some extra variables that I did not want to have.  I'd like to clean 
up
     the files.  
     
     I'm afraid if I put in the command wrong, I may delete all my variables?  I
     am new to PSPP.  Can someone please walk me though the process.  I'm not
     super "techie."
     
     Thanks,
     Julia
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