Re: some questions

[John Darrington]

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 09:22:29AM +0200, Debora Randall wrote:
     
     > I am using PSPP again (after about a year away from it).  My data entry
     > person unbelievably didn't enter about 20 of my cases, but entered them 
into
     > another file.
     > 
     > First of all, I cannot open two files simultaneously.  Is there a way to 
do
     > this?

In recent versions yes.

     > Secondly, when I try to copy and paste the data doesn't seem to be 
copying
     > correctly for some reason.

Can you give some more information.  What happens that you don't expect to 
happen.

     > Thirdly, she has added in a whole series of other cases that are blank.  
What
     > is a quick way of deleting them all without doing it one by one?

One way is to use the Data|Select Cases menu to delete the unwanted ones.

     > Also, when she made a mistake, the program didn't let her just delete, 
she
     > had to type in a response.  How do i make that cell blank again?

I'm not sure that I understand properly.  Hitting the DEL key blanks a cell for 
me.

Perhaps you can say which version you are using, and post some examples of the 
problems you are encountering?
     
     
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