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Adjust string widths across files before merging

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Question

I want to merge two files (Add Cases) in SPSS Statistics, but the widths for for certain string variables differ across the files. Is there a way that I can adjust the widths for all string variables from the second file to match the widths for the corresponding variables in the first file without having to specify the width for each of these variables in the Variable View or by syntax commands?

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More support for:
IBM SPSS Statistics

Software version:
Not Applicable

Document number:
273953

Modified date:
16 April 2020

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