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<Trevor>
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I want to take a file of data and append to the front a number starting at 1 and incrementing by 1 upto 500.

However, I can't find how to do it !

Any suggestions ?
 
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ET
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Try this:
define file filename
numbr/i3=last numbr + 1;
end
tablef file filename
print numbr *
end
 
Posts: 115 | Location: Chicago, IL | Registered: May 28, 2004Report This Post
k.lane
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Would LIST accomplish this for you?

TABLE FILE CAR
LIST CAR
END

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Posts: 177 | Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Registered: April 25, 2005Report This Post
susannah
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trevor, you want to add a field to the beginning of your database? and the field will have values from 1 to however many records there are in the file? is that it?
if so, then k.lane's solution is perfect..the LIST verb will itemize your records.
TABLE FILE whatever
LIST *
will print every rec, every var, with a new field in position 1.
But if that's not what you want, then you're in the world of MacGyver , if you want to create a list of numbers out of thin air.
Let us know which it is.
 
Posts: 3811 | Location: Manhattan | Registered: October 28, 2003Report This Post
<Steve Cowell>
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Trevor. One thing to be aware of when using LIST is your BY fields. The list vlue will restart at one each time a change in the BY field is encountered. The easy solution is to TABLE your file, SORT and HOLD, then TABLE the HOLD file and LIST *.
Also HOLD FORMAT FOCUS, will insert a sequential FOCLIST value to make sure that it creates a unique key for each record, this can be used for the same purpose assuming that the sort order is correct.
Hope this helps.
 
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