= SPSS Formats =

The '''`FORMATS`''' command sets [[SPSS/DataFormats|print and write formats]] for a variable.

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== Usage ==

{{{
formats foo bar baz (F1.0).
formats ham (ADATE10) spam eggs (A10).
}}}

Note that all variables listed ''together'' must have the same type and, if [[SPSS/DataTypes#String_Data|strings]], the same width.

Note that strings can only be formatted between `A` and `AHEX` formats, and the `AHEX` length must be exactly twice the `A` length. The `FORMATS` command cannot be used to resize a string variable.

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== Data Model ==

The `FORMATS` command executes immediately. Pending transformations are ''not'' executed and the active dataset is ''not'' read.

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== See also ==

[[https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/FORMATS.html|PSPP manual for FORMATS]]



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