question to "compute"

[Karl Sinn]

Hi,

I'm totally new to Statistics, and also to pspp.
I try to learn, and I have a few question:

1) I've tried to add to a data sheet a new variable with the value 1 in all 
the existing records with "compute new = 1.". I run it, and a new variable is 
created, but the value ".00" is assigned to all records.

Where is my mistake?

2) In my books (for spss) this line is proposed:
RECODE verh (1,2 = 1), (3 thru 5 = 0) (else = MISSING).

but MISSING seems to be a problem for pspp. How do I have to put this?
Or do I have to set else to a value and then use "MISSING VALUES"?

Thank you for your help
Karl




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