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Creating a data field as a number series

 

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The command creates a new data field by generating numeric values. The values are created by starting from the start value, and by adding the generated value by <step_value> for the next value. Also, the step value can be zero or negative.

Example: The following example demonstrates how identifiers can be generated for data records.

NDA> load boston.dat
NDA> serie -d boston -f id -start 0 -step 1
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Erkki Hakkinen
Thu Sep 24 11:51:34 EET DST 1998