<PAGE>
Rule 497(j)
Reg. No. 33-23281
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant, Dean Witter Select 5 Industrial Portfolio
97-2A, hereby certifies as follows:
1) the form of prospectus that would have been filed
under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 does not differ from
that contained in the most recent amendment to the
registration statement, and
2) the text of the said amendment to the registration
statement has been filed electronically.
Dean Witter Select 5
Industrial Portfolio 97-2A
(Registrant)
By: Dean Witter Reynolds
Incorporated
Thomas Hines
First Vice President
Authorized Signatory
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
