Hiding variables

[Jason Thompson]

Is there a way to hide variables in a datafile, similar to hiding columns in
Excel?

Jason A. Thompson
Northwestern University Medical School
Evanston, IL USA
j-thom...@nwu.edu

[Hector E. Maletta]

There is no way to literally hide variables in a data file in your disk.
However, for any SPSS session you can choose the variables you want in
your working file. Look at the GET FILE command in the Base System
syntax. Of course, other variables are not just hidden: they aren't
included in your working file in that session. Old cautionary advice: if
you do load a working file with only part of your datafile variables,
please don't save the working file with the same filename: you'd lose
all the other variables!

Hector Maletta
Universidad del Salvador
Buenos Aires, Argentina

[Albert Beaulne]

You can not hide the variables in the data editor but you can hide them for
all drop down menues

Go to utilities
define set

define what variables you want to show and then name the set

then go to utilities
use set

add the set you want or remove a set

this is completely reversible so do not be afraid of destroying data