NIPO ODIN Version 5.17
*NEWCOLUMN
System
NIPO CATI and NIPO CAWI
Purpose
Sets a breakpoint for category lists.
Syntax
*NEWCOLUMN
Description
This command is used to set a breakpoint for code lists if used in combination with *AUTO. When a code list is too long to fit on the screen the system attempts to arrange the codes into columns of equal length on the screen. With *NEWCOLUMN you can determine where to start the next column.
Remarks
- In the NIPO CATI you cannot force to split a column list at a specific point. Only if the engine decides to split a column list it will take into account where you have put the breakpoints.
- In the NIPO CAWI,
*AUTO is not supported. The *NEWCOLUMN command splits codes in columns for the NIPO CAWI. In other words, the columns are forced. - By default the system makes a best effort to create columns of equal length. Using
*NEWCOLUMN prevents this behavior.
Example
*QUESTION 2 *CODES L2 *AUTO
Question text
1:code 1
2:code 2
3:code 3
4:code 4
5:code 5
6:code 6
7:code 7
8:code 8
9:code 9
10:code 10
11:code 11
12:code 12
13:code 13
14:code 14
15:code 15
16:code 16
17:code 17
18:code 18
19:code 19
20:code 20
21:code 21 *NEWCOLUMN
22:code 22
23:code 23
24:code 24
25:code 25
26:code 26
27:code 27
28:code 28
29:code 29
30:code 30
31:code 31
32:code 32
33:code 33
34:code 34
35:code 35
36:code 36
37:code 37
38:code 38
39:code 39
40:code 40
41:code 41 *NEWCOLUMN
42:code 42
43:code 43
44:code 44
45:code 45
46:code 46
47:code 47
48:code 48
49:code 49
50:code 50
51:code 51
52:code 52
53:code 53
54:code 54
55:code 55
56:code 56
57:code 57
58:code 58
59:code 59
60:code 60
61: don't know *NOCON
62: no answer
In this example the second column starts at the twentieth code regardless the length of the columns.
Result:
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