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The variable display parameter record, if present, has the following format:
/* Header. */
int32 rec_type;
int32 subtype;
int32 size;
int32 count;
/* Repeated count
times. */
int32 measure;
int32 width; /* Not always present. */
int32 alignment;
int32 rec_type;
Record type. Always set to 7.
int32 subtype;
Record subtype. Always set to 11.
int32 size;
The size of int32
. Always set to 4.
int32 count;
The number of sets of variable display parameters (ordinarily the number of variables in the dictionary), times 2 or 3.
The remaining members are repeated count
times, in the same
order as the variable records. No element corresponds to variable
records that continue long string variables. The meanings of these
members are as follows:
int32 measure;
The measurement type of the variable:
Nominal Scale
Ordinal Scale
Continuous Scale
SPSS sometimes writes a measure
of 0. PSPP interprets this as
nominal scale.
int32 width;
The width of the display column for the variable in characters.
This field is present if count is 3 times the number of variables in the dictionary. It is omitted if count is 2 times the number of variables.
int32 alignment;
The alignment of the variable for display purposes:
Left aligned
Right aligned
Centre aligned