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* Create an id using name and date of birth.

* Ray SPSSX-L 2003/01/09.

DATA LIST LIST /lastname firstnam (2A15) dob(SDATE).
BEGIN DATA
Smith John 2000/1/1
Raffe Sydelle 2001/7/7
Poppins Marry .
Doe Art 2001/8/17
END DATA.
LIST.

STRING id(A18).
COMPUTE id=CONCAT(
	SUBSTR(lastname,1,4),
	SUBSTR(firstnam,1,4),
	STRING(dob,ADATE10)
	).

* If want to remove the two "/".
LOOP IF INDEX(id,"/")>0.
COMPUTE id=CONCAT(SUBSTR(id,1,INDEX(id,"/")-1),SUBSTR(id,INDEX(id,"/")+1)).
END LOOP.
LIST id.


* This is the output:
ID

SmitJohn01012000
RaffSyde07072001
PoppMarr         .
Doe Art 08172001