RESFRM= location of RESCORE= = No, before &END

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Only use this if you have too many items to put conveniently on one line of the RESCORE= control variable.

Instructs where to find the RESCORE= information.

 

RESFRM=N

RESCORE= is a control variable between before &END (the standard).

 

RESFRM=Y

RESCORE= information follows after &END but before the item names, if any,  and is formatted exactly like a data record. It is helpful, for reference, to enter the label "RESCORE=" where the person name would go in your data record.

 

Example:        KEY1= and KEY2= information follows the RESCORE= information, all are formatted like your data. No item names are provided,

               NAME1 = 1        start of person-id

               ITEM1 = 10        start of responses

               NI = 10        ten items

               INUMB = Y        use item sequence numbers as names

               CODES = ABCDE        valid codes

               RESFRM = Y        rescore information in data record format

               KEYFRM = 2        two keys in data record format

               &END

               RESCORE= 0000110000        RESCORE= looks like data

               KEY1=    ****AB****        KEY1= looks like data

               KEY2=    ****CA****        KEY2= looks lie data record

               George   ABCDABCDAB        first data record

               |                                subsequent data records


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