| Re: SPSS - Merging Household variables with Individual Women's dataset [message #2457 is a reply to message #2405] |
Fri, 20 June 2014 06:42   |
aligazan
Messages: 24
Registered: June 2014
Location: UK
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Dear Bridgette,
Thanks so much for your reply. I have done as you suggested but I get the message shown below. Does this mean there is a correction needed to the syntax?
Thanks again so much for your help.
Janet
Variable(s) incorrectly used in 'BY'
------Input1------ ------Input2------
Result Type Variable name Type Variable name
HHID s12 HHID s36 HHID
Codes: num = numeric; sn = string of length n
>Error # 5126
>The BY variable list is invalid. All the variables on the list must exist on
>all the input files, and each variable must be of the same type (numeric, or
>strings of the same length) on all the input files.
>Execution of this command stops.
Variable(s) with conflicting type:
-------Input1------- -------Input2-------
Result Type Variable name Type Variable name
HHID s12 HHID s36 HHID
Codes: num = numeric; sn = string of length n
>Error # 5127
>Mismatched variable types on the input files.
>Note # 5145
>The working file has been restored, and subsequent commands may access the
>working file.
EXECUTE.
SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Users\Janet\Documents\0 MPhil\DHS\Mali datasets\MLIR52sv\MLhR_iR.SAV'
/COMPRESSED.
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