Re: Add Files Syntax Problems

[Ben Pfaff]

Leo Kyp <address@hidden> writes:

> Sorry to be a pain but I was hoping that someone could help me out with the
> syntax for merging files using ADD FILES. I've tried the using the syntax from
> the help files but it keeps giving me error messages, the syntax I've been
> using is:
>
> ADD FILES
>  /FILE={*,'PHASE4~1'}

{} indicates a choice.  You use one or the other of the choices
inside the braces.

> Where PHASE4~1 and PHASE4~2 are the data files in question, (2 is active
> currently)
>
> The errors I get with this are:
>
> .8 error: Syntax error at '{': Bad character '{' in input
> .10 error: Syntax error at ','

Actual syntax to add two files with those names would more look
like:

ADD FILES /FILE='PHASE4~1' /FILE='PHASE4~2'.
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Ben Pfaff 
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