ILFILE= item label file = (after &END)

Useful item identification greatly enhances the output tables.

You usually specify items labels between &END and END LABELS in the control file. You may also use ILFILE= for the initial or additional sets of item labels.

ILFILE= commands also add 'Edit ILFILE=' lines to the File pull-down menu.

Example:        You wish to use abbreviated item labels for the initial analysis, but then switch to longer item labels to produce the final reports.

       In your control file specify the shorter labels, one per line,

       (a) between &END and END LABELS

       or (b) between ILFILE=* and * in the control file

       or (c) in a separate file identified by ILFILE=*

You can switch to the longer labels, in a file called "Longer.txt" by using the "Specification" menu item, and entering        ILFILE=Longer.txt

If you have ILFILE= in your control file and your data is also in your control file , be sure that there is an "END LABELS" before your data (or that you specify INUMB=YES).

Example 1:        4 item arithmetic test with items in ILFILE=*

               NI=4

               ILFILE=*

               Addition                ; labels for the 4 items

               Subtraction

               Multiplication

               Division

               *

               &End

               END LABELS

Example 2:        One set of item labels, then another ....

               NI=4

               &End

               Addition                ; labels for the 4 items

               Subtraction

               Multiplication

               Division

               END LABELS

               Contents of "labels.txt"

               Plus

               Minus

               Product

               Quotient

               After standard reporting:

               Specification pull-down menu box

               ILFILE=labels.txt

               or

               ILFILE=(full path)\labels.txt

               OK

               further reporting