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  • 1.  open new data file only 40 by 40

    Posted Fri October 28, 2022 03:56 PM
    when I open a new data file in SPSS, the size is only 40 by 40.  Why is this and how can I expand this size?

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    Jeffrey Broadbent
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  • 2.  RE: open new data file only 40 by 40

    Posted Fri October 28, 2022 05:55 PM
    Again, not sure what you mean.  An empty dataset does not have a size.  If you want a larger data window, you can just drag the borders as you would with any window to change the size.





  • 3.  RE: open new data file only 40 by 40

    Posted Fri October 28, 2022 07:18 PM
    Thanks.  I was puzzled because when I opened a new data file, it had a size of 40 rows and 40 columns, and I was not able to expand that to a larger number of rows and columns by dragging the windows larger or any other way.  I wanted to do so in order cut and paste some data from excel that had 80 rows.  Finally, I had to import some excel data that required a bigger size and then spss accommodated it.  So, i was wondering if there was a command that defined the number of rows and columns in the spss data sheet.

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    Jeffrey Broadbent
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  • 4.  RE: open new data file only 40 by 40

    Posted Fri October 28, 2022 07:26 PM
    There will be a row for each case in the source and a column for each variable without any adjustments, but you can drag the borders to show more if you have the screen space.

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