VARIABLE WIDTH

VARIABLE WIDTH specifies the column width for the display of variables in the Data Editor. It has no effect on the format of the variable or the display of the variable or values in other windows or printed results.

VARIABLE WIDTH varlist (n) ... [/varlist...]

Example

VARIABLE WIDTH sales95 sales96 (10)    
  /id gender (2).

This command takes effect immediately. It does not read the active dataset or execute pending transformations. See the topic Command Order for more information.

Variable width can also be specified from the Variable View tab.