Converting macro into python

[BBH123]

Hi,

After trying multiple SPSS extension commands that never quite gave me what I want I've given up and have decided to completely convert my (very long) macro into Python. Unfortunately I am not a programmer so this is going to be quite a job I think!

I've started to read: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html - The Python Tutorial and Programming and Data Management for PASW Statistics 18. However so far I've not gotten anywhere with ideas for re-writing my macro? Is the general consensus that I actually use the syntax itself and surround it with 'BEGIN PROGRAM' 'END PROGRAM'?

For example, is it actually possible to generate a custom table or a graph in SPSS using just python?

Thanks

[Jon K Peck]

Get the Programming and Data Management Book (pdf) from the SPSS Community website.  It has many examples of doing typical Statistics tasks with programmability.

HTH,

Jon Peck (no "h") aka Kim
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Hi,

After trying multiple SPSS extension commands that never quite gave me what
I want I've given up and have decided to completely convert my (very long)
macro into Python. Unfortunately I am not a programmer so this is going to
be quite a job I think!

I've started to read: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html - The
Python Tutorial and Programming and Data Management for PASW Statistics 18.
However so far I've not gotten anywhere with ideas for re-writing my macro?
Is the general consensus that I actually use the syntax itself and surround
it with 'BEGIN PROGRAM' 'END PROGRAM'?

For example, is it actually possible to generate a custom table or a graph
in SPSS using just python?

Thanks

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[Bruce Weaver]

If the macro works, why convert it?

BBH123 wrote

Hi,

After trying multiple SPSS extension commands that never quite gave me what I want I've given up and have decided to completely convert my (very long) macro into Python. Unfortunately I am not a programmer so this is going to be quite a job I think!

I've started to read: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html - The Python Tutorial and Programming and Data Management for PASW Statistics 18. However so far I've not gotten anywhere with ideas for re-writing my macro? Is the general consensus that I actually use the syntax itself and surround it with 'BEGIN PROGRAM' 'END PROGRAM'?

For example, is it actually possible to generate a custom table or a graph in SPSS using just python?

Thanks

[BBH123]

The macro almost works. The part I cannot get right is the output!

My macro exports a large number of reports (one for each course). I wanted my reports in word/excel/pdf, basically something that non-SPSS users could access. However the formatting for the output export is extremely limited, with word/excel you cannot insert page breaks or headings and the whole thing looks a mess, and with pdf you cannot edit it's orientation/margins etc as 'Page Attributes' and 'Page Set Up' cannot be edited using syntax.

I am hoping that by converting to python I can get around these issues, although it's an uphill struggle currently, I've not managed to re-write anything yet and I've been working on it for 3 days now!

[Albert-Jan Roskam]

Hi,

 

Have you tried using the SPSSINC MODIFY OUTPUT extension command for the final formatting bit of your code? Or are you using Spss <v17?

 

Cheers!!
Albert-Jan

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From: BBH123 <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Converting macro into python

The macro almost works. The part I cannot get right is the output!

My macro exports a large number of reports (one for each course). I wanted
my reports in word/excel/pdf, basically something that non-SPSS users could
access. However the formatting for the output export is extremely limited,
with word/excel you cannot insert page breaks or headings and the whole
thing looks a mess, and with pdf you cannot edit it's orientation/margins
etc as 'Page Attributes' and 'Page Set Up' cannot be edited using syntax.

I am hoping that by converting to python I can get around these issues,
although it's an uphill struggle currently, I've not managed to re-write
anything yet and I've been working on it for 3 days now!



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[BBH123]

Hi,

I used the SPSSINC MODIFY OUTPUT when I was trying to use word but it had absolutely no effect on the page breaks.

I'm now attempting to use it to export to PDF instead, however for some reason my titles (syntax: Title) do not appear in my pdf file at all? I have also been using STATS OUTPUT ATTRS to rotate my pdf orientation to landscape. I've attempted to use variations of visibility, but even if I allow everything to be visible, my page titles do not exist. I wonder if it's because of the orientation.

Thanks,

Bethany