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# Line 386  specified are discarded.  If the VARIABL Line 386  specified are discarded.  If the VARIABL
386  variables are selected for transposition.  variables are selected for transposition.
387    
388  The variables specified by NEWNAMES, which must be a string variable, is  The variables specified by NEWNAMES, which must be a string variable, is
389  used to give names to the variables created by @cmd{FLIP}.  If  used to give names to the variables created by @cmd{FLIP}.  Only the
390    first 8 characters of the variable are used.  If
391  NEWNAMES is not  NEWNAMES is not
392  specified then the default is a variable named CASE_LBL, if it exists.  specified then the default is a variable named CASE_LBL, if it exists.
393  If it does not then the variables created by FLIP are named VAR000  If it does not then the variables created by FLIP are named VAR000
# Line 400  extensions are added, starting with 1, u Line 401  extensions are added, starting with 1, u
401  there are no remaining possibilities.  If the latter occurs then the  there are no remaining possibilities.  If the latter occurs then the
402  FLIP operation aborts.  FLIP operation aborts.
403    
404  The resultant dictionary contains a CASE_LBL variable, which stores the  The resultant dictionary contains a CASE_LBL variable, a string
405  names of the variables in the dictionary before the transposition.  If  variable of width 8, which stores the names of the variables in the
406  the active file is subsequently transposed using @cmd{FLIP}, this  dictionary before the transposition.  Variables names longer than 8
407  variable can  characters are truncated.  If the active file is subsequently
408  be used to recreate the original variable names.  transposed using @cmd{FLIP}, this variable can be used to recreate the
409    original variable names.
410    
411  FLIP honors @cmd{N OF CASES} (@pxref{N OF CASES}).  It ignores  FLIP honors @cmd{N OF CASES} (@pxref{N OF CASES}).  It ignores
412  @cmd{TEMPORARY} (@pxref{TEMPORARY}), so that ``temporary''  @cmd{TEMPORARY} (@pxref{TEMPORARY}), so that ``temporary''

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