NEW FILE

We had a discussion about the necessity for NEW FILE recently,
although for some reason I'm having trouble finding the thread.

Anyhow, I found this text in the SPSS documentation for NEW FILE:

    When you build an active dataset with GET, DATA LIST, or
    other file-definition commands (such as ADD FILES or MATCH
    FILES), the active dataset is automatically replaced. It is
    not necessary to specify NEW FILE.

It implies elsewhere that NEW FILE is only necessary for use with
INPUT PROGRAM.  So I doubt we should make changes in that area.
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