NAME1= first column of person label = 1

NAME1= gives the column position where the person label information starts in your data file or in the new record formatted by FORMAT=.

It is easy to miscount the NAME1= column. Scroll to the top of the Winsteps screen and check column positions:

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Input Data Record:

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1234567890123456789012345678

Richard M 111111100000000000

^P        ^I               ^N

      35 KID    Records Input.

^P marks the Name1=1 column position with ^.

^I marks the Item1=11 column position with ^.

^N marks the NI=18 column position with ^.

Example 1:        The person-id starts in column 10, data responses are 1 column wide, in columns 1-8:

                       NAME1=10        starting column of person-id

                       XWIDE=1        width of response

                       NI=8                number of responses

Example 2:        The person-id in column 10, there are 4 data responses are 2 columns wide, in columns 1-8:

                       NAME1=10        starting column of person-id

                       XWIDE=2        width of response

                       NI=4                number of responses

Example 3:        The person id starts in column 23 of the second record.

                       FORMAT=(80A,/,80A)                concatenate two 80 character records

                       NAME1=103                        starts in column 103 of combined record

Example 4:        The person id starts in column 27 of a record with XWIDE=2 and FORMAT=.

                       This becomes complicated, see FORMAT=