| serie | Create a series of numbers |
| {-d <data> | existing data, |
| | -len <length>} | or length of the field, alternatively |
| -fout <field-name> | field to be generated |
| [-start <start-value>] | minimum value for series (or 0) |
| [-step <step-value>] | step between the values (or 1) |
This command creates a new data field by generating numeric values. The values are created by starting from the <start-value>, and by increasing the generated value by <step-value> each time. The <step-value> can be zero or negative, too. Length of the resulted field can be given through the reference data or as a parameter.
Example: The following example demonstrates how identifiers can be generated for data records.
NDA> load boston.dat NDA> serie -d boston -fout boston.id -start 0 -step 1 NDA> getdata boston.id 1 # Type = 1 (integer) 0 # The created series 1 2 3 ...