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Jim Moffitt

Can't Save File

I keep getting the following error message when I attempt to save a data
file:
>Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE

>Unable to generate a temporary name to which to save the file.

>This command not executed.

Can anyone explain the cause and recommend a solution?

Thanks.

Zdaniuk, Bozena

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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Jim Moffitt
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:45 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Can't Save File

I keep getting the following error message when I attempt to save a data
file:
>Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE

>Unable to generate a temporary name to which to save the file.

>This command not executed.

Can anyone explain the cause and recommend a solution?

Thanks.

Richard Ristow

Re: Can't Save File

In reply to this post by Jim Moffitt

At 11:44 AM 1/9/2007, Jim Moffitt wrote:

>I keep getting the following error message when I attempt to save a
>data
>file:
> >Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE
> >Unable to generate a temporary name to which to save the file.
> >This command not executed.
>
>Can anyone explain the cause and recommend a solution?

Are you doing this from the menus, or from syntax? In either case, the
syntax should be generated and run; what does the SAVE command look
like, in the output?

Jim Moffitt

Re: Can't Save File

Richard:
OK. Here's the syntax (edited slightly to obscure the subject of the
data set).

>SAVE OUTFILE='F:\Everything Else\File Three\Jim As Of 7.24.2006\James
Fil
> es\Projects (As of 5.08.2005)\Blah Blah Blah Survey\Data\Working
Copies\1
> .7 Output\Blah Blah-Final Clean
(EricOriginal10.27.2006)WC3CutDwnBIVCrsC
> hngs(11.20)Revise'+
> 'dVIPsOnly.sav'
> /COMPRESSED.

Here's the error message generated when I click on File > Save:

>Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE
>Unable to generate a temporary name to which to save the file.
>This command not executed.

Obviously, the path has gotten pretty long given the numerous
modifications to the original file. Is there a point at which the path
becomes so long that a temporary name can't be generated to facilitate
the "save" procedure?

Thanks again for your help.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Ristow [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 5:19 PM
To: Moffitt, James (West); [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Can't Save File

At 11:44 AM 1/9/2007, Jim Moffitt wrote:

>I keep getting the following error message when I attempt to save a
>data
>file:
> >Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE
> >Unable to generate a temporary name to which to save the file.
> >This command not executed.
>
>Can anyone explain the cause and recommend a solution?

Are you doing this from the menus, or from syntax? In either case, the
syntax should be generated and run; what does the SAVE command look
like, in the output?

Richard Ristow

Re: Can't Save File

At 04:43 PM 1/10/2007, Jim Moffitt wrote:

>Here's the syntax.
>
> >SAVE OUTFILE='F:\Everything Else\File Three\Jim As Of
> 7.24.2006\James
>Fil
> > es\Projects (As of 5.08.2005)\Blah Blah Blah Survey\Data\Working
>Copies\1
> > .7 Output\Blah Blah-Final Clean
>(EricOriginal10.27.2006)WC3CutDwnBIVCrsC
> > hngs(11.20)Revise'+
> > 'dVIPsOnly.sav'
> > /COMPRESSED.
>
>Here's the error message generated when I click on File > Save:
>
> >Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE
> >Unable to generate a temporary name to which to save the file.
> >This command not executed.
>
>Obviously, the path has gotten pretty long given the numerous
>modifications to the original file. Is there a point at which the path
>becomes so long that a temporary name can't be generated to facilitate
>the "save" procedure?

Before getting deeper and wiser: Do all the directories down to the end
of the path, exist? SPSS probably puts the temporary file where it's
going to put the permanent one; and I don't think it will create
directories.

Albert-Jan Roskam

Re: Can't Save File

There may indeed be a maximum file name/path length.
I believe it's 255 characters but maybe I'm confusing
this with Excel. Also, Joliet names (long file names)
have a maximum number of characters. I don't know how
many are allowed though.

Why don't you save yourself the headache and give each
file a version ID, as in blah_blah_v1.3.sav?

Cheers!
Albert-Jan

--- Richard Ristow <[hidden email]> wrote:

> At 04:43 PM 1/10/2007, Jim Moffitt wrote:
>
> >Here's the syntax.
> >
> > >SAVE OUTFILE='F:\Everything Else\File Three\Jim
> As Of
> > 7.24.2006\James
> >Fil
> > > es\Projects (As of 5.08.2005)\Blah Blah Blah
> Survey\Data\Working
> >Copies\1
> > > .7 Output\Blah Blah-Final Clean
> >(EricOriginal10.27.2006)WC3CutDwnBIVCrsC
> > > hngs(11.20)Revise'+
> > > 'dVIPsOnly.sav'
> > > /COMPRESSED.
> >
> >Here's the error message generated when I click on
> File > Save:
> >
> > >Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE
> > >Unable to generate a temporary name to which to
> save the file.
> > >This command not executed.
> >
> >Obviously, the path has gotten pretty long given
> the numerous
> >modifications to the original file. Is there a
> point at which the path
> >becomes so long that a temporary name can't be
> generated to facilitate
> >the "save" procedure?
>
> Before getting deeper and wiser: Do all the
> directories down to the end
> of the path, exist? SPSS probably puts the temporary
> file where it's
> going to put the permanent one; and I don't think it
> will create
> directories.
>

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Jim Moffitt

Re: Can't Save File

In reply to this post by Richard Ristow

Yes, all the directories do exist and readily accept the store command
for other files. Someone suggested that the problem may have something
to do wiuth the number of periods that I placed in this path. That seems
plausible to me given the fact that I probably placed more periods in
this path than any file I've ever dealt with and I've never encountered
this problem before.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Ristow [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:01 PM
To: Moffitt, James (West); [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Can't Save File

At 04:43 PM 1/10/2007, Jim Moffitt wrote:

Richard Ristow

Re: Can't Save File

In reply to this post by Jim Moffitt

At 04:43 PM 1/10/2007, Jim Moffitt wrote:

>OK. Here's the syntax (edited slightly to obscure the subject of the
>data set).
>
> >SAVE OUTFILE='F:\Everything Else\File Three\Jim As Of
> 7.24.2006\James
>Fil
> > es\Projects (As of 5.08.2005)\Blah Blah Blah Survey\Data\Working
>Copies\1
> > .7 Output\Blah Blah-Final Clean
>(EricOriginal10.27.2006)WC3CutDwnBIVCrsC
> > hngs(11.20)Revise'+
> > 'dVIPsOnly.sav'
> > /COMPRESSED.

And here's the same, but reformatted:

SAVE OUTFILE='F:\Everything Else\File Three\Jim As Of 7.24.2006' +
'\James Files\Projects (As of 5.08.2005)' +
'\Blah Blah Blah Survey\Data\Working Copies' +
'\1.7 Output' +
'\Blah Blah-Final Clean(EricOriginal10.27.2006)' +
'WC3CutDwnBIVCrsChngs(11.20)RevisedVIPsOnly.sav'
/COMPRESSED.

>Here's the error message generated when I click on File > Save:
>
> >Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE
> >Unable to generate a temporary name to which to save the file.
> >This command not executed.

As Albert-jan Roskam suggested, I think this is a 256-character length
limit. I created a similar directory structure:

C:\Documents and Settings\Richard\My Documents\Temporary\SPSS
\2007-01-09 Moffitt - Can't Save File\Everything Else\File Three
\Jim As Of 7.24.2006\James Files\Projects (As of 5.08.2005)
\Blah Blah Blah Survey\Data\Working Copies\1.7 Output

That path is 238 characters long, including the "C:\" disk designator
and a final "\" to separate it from the file name.

In SPSS 14,
. I can save in that directory under name "Save-16chars.sav" (254
characters, fully qualified);
. "Save---18chars.sav" doesn't work, but doesn't give an error message;
. "Save-------22chars.sav" gives the error message "The above file name
is invalid".

Jim Moffitt

Re: Can't Save File

Thanks, Richard. I'll make sure I keep my path names less than 256
characters.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Ristow [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 11:14 AM
To: Moffitt, James (West); [hidden email]
Cc: Albert-jan Roskam
Subject: Re: Can't Save File

At 04:43 PM 1/10/2007, Jim Moffitt wrote:

And here's the same, but reformatted:

SAVE OUTFILE='F:\Everything Else\File Three\Jim As Of 7.24.2006' +
'\James Files\Projects (As of 5.08.2005)' +
'\Blah Blah Blah Survey\Data\Working Copies' +
'\1.7 Output' +
'\Blah Blah-Final Clean(EricOriginal10.27.2006)' +
'WC3CutDwnBIVCrsChngs(11.20)RevisedVIPsOnly.sav'
/COMPRESSED.

>Here's the error message generated when I click on File > Save:
>
> >Error # 5333. Command name: SAVE
> >Unable to generate a temporary name to which to save the file.
> >This command not executed.

As Albert-jan Roskam suggested, I think this is a 256-character length
limit. I created a similar directory structure:

C:\Documents and Settings\Richard\My Documents\Temporary\SPSS
\2007-01-09 Moffitt - Can't Save File\Everything Else\File Three
\Jim As Of 7.24.2006\James Files\Projects (As of 5.08.2005)
\Blah Blah Blah Survey\Data\Working Copies\1.7 Output

That path is 238 characters long, including the "C:\" disk designator
and a final "\" to separate it from the file name.

In SPSS 14,
. I can save in that directory under name "Save-16chars.sav" (254
characters, fully qualified); . "Save---18chars.sav" doesn't work, but
doesn't give an error message; . "Save-------22chars.sav" gives the
error message "The above file name is invalid".