MAKE Subcommand (VARSTOCASES command)

The MAKE subcommand names, and optionally labels, the new variable to be created from the variables on the FROM list.

• One new variable is required on each MAKE subcommand. It must have a unique name.
• The label for the new variable is optional and, if specified, must be enclosed in quotes.
• The new variable will have the values of the variables listed on the FROM list. For each case in the original data, one new row will be created for each variable on the FROM list.
• All of the variables on the FROM list are required to be of the same type. For example, they must all be numeric or they must all be string.
• The dictionary information for the new variable (for example, value labels and format) is taken from the first variable in the FROM list. If string variables of different lengths are specified, the longest length is used.
• Rows are created in the order in which variables appear on the FROM list.
• Variables that appear on the FROM list will not appear in the new data file.
• Variables that are kept in the new data file and not named on the FROM list will have their values propagated for each new row.
• When multiple MAKE subcommands are used, a variable may not appear on more than one FROM list.
• A variable may be listed more than once on a FROM list. Its values are repeated.
• When multiple MAKE subcommands are used, the FROM lists must all contain the same number of variables (variables that are listed more than once must be included in the count).