Re: warning : DELETE VARIABLES

[Ben Pfaff]

address@hidden writes:

> here is a warning message from pspp
>
> ../FILE.TXT:19771350: warning: DELETE VARIABLES: Quoted string extends
>         beyond end of line.
>
> FILE.TXT is a 500mB file read in through DATA LIST.
>
> what does it mean ?

Presumably line 19771350 of FILE.TXT contains a quoted string
that extends beyond the end of the line, e.g.
        1, 2, "a b

> how can I go to char number 19771350 in FILE.TXT to see what is there ?

It should be a line number, not a character number.  I guess you
can use whatever text editor you like.  Under Unix, you should be
able to print 10 lines FILE.TXT starting from line 19771350 with
a command like:
        tail -n +19771350 FILE.TXT | head -n 10
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