Terminology
Commands. The basic unit of syntax is the command. Each command begins with the command name, which consists of one, two, or three words--for example, DESCRIPTIVES, SORT CASES, or ADD VALUE LABELS.
Subcommands. Most commands contain subcommands. Subcommands provide for additional specifications and begin with a forward slash followed by the name of the subcommand.
Keywords. Keywords are fixed terms that are typically used within a subcommand to specify options available for the subcommand.
Keyword Values. Keywords can have values such as a fixed term that specifies an option or a numeric value.
Example
CODEBOOK gender jobcat salary
/VARINFO VALUELABELS MISSING
/OPTIONS VARORDER=MEASURE.
- The name of the command is CODEBOOK.
- VARINFO and OPTIONS are subcommands.
- VALUELABELS, MISSING, and VARORDER are keywords.
- MEASURE is a keyword value associated with VARORDER.