Creating new dataset
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I run this syntax to create a new a new dataset with variable, value labels and missing values information but it only creates a blank dataset.
Please help. DATA LIST FILE='C:\Users\data_set.sav' V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V1 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V1 5500 "Answer Option" . V2 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V2 . VARIABLE LABEL V3 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V3 710 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V4 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V4 710 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V5 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V5 1 "Answer Option" 2 "Answer Option" 3 "Answer Option" 4 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V6 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V6 1 "Answer Option" 2 "Answer Option" 3 "Answer Option" 4 "Answer Option" .
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You've listed variable names, but not the data to which they relate. Where
are your data? Read my tutorials on http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/block-1-from-questionnaire-to-spss-saved-fi le.html John F Hall [hidden email] www.surveyresearch.weebly.com -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of SPSS_Tech Sent: 29 September 2011 10:02 To: [hidden email] Subject: Creating new dataset I run this syntax to create a new a new dataset with variable, value labels and missing values information but it only creates a blank dataset. Please help. DATA LIST FILE='C:\Users\data_set.sav' V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V1 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V1 5500 "Answer Option" . V2 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V2 . VARIABLE LABEL V3 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V3 710 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V4 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V4 710 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V5 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V5 1 "Answer Option" 2 "Answer Option" 3 "Answer Option" 4 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V6 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V6 1 "Answer Option" 2 "Answer Option" 3 "Answer Option" 4 "Answer Option" . -- View this message in context: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Creating-new-dataset-tp4852156 p4852156.html Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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What would be your expectations for this code to do?
What are the contents of the ?existing? file 'C:\Users\data_set.sav' . I assert that if you are running *EXACTLY* what you have shared here then SPSS will have generated some informative error messages in your output. Perhaps you would be so kind as to share these with the group? May I be so bold as to humbly suggest you alter your moniker to something other than SPSS_Tech (people might get the wrong idea). --
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Re my first reply:
Just spotted .sav on your supposed data set. If you already have data_set.sav on your computer, you need to enter the data directly into it. If it is a blank file, you need to enter (or change) variable names, variable labels and value labels as well. It's sometimes easier and quicker to add labels with syntax, especially if you have a lot of variables with the same value labels, but it's quite straightforward doing it manually in the data editor. If you use syntax you need to click on: File > New > Syntax then write: VARIABLE LABELS V1 "<label>" /v2 "<label>" . (etc etc) VALUE LABELS V1 1 "<label1>" 2 "<label2>" 3 "<label3>" /V2 1 "<label1>" 2 "<label2>" 3 "<label3>" . (etc etc) Then run SPSS Have a look at the step by step example on my website ("Block 1: From questionnaire to SPSS saved file": fully worked from scratch) using a simple questionnaire to complete, code, enter and analyse. John F Hall [hidden email] www.surveyresearch.weebly.com -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of SPSS_Tech Sent: 29 September 2011 10:02 To: [hidden email] Subject: Creating new dataset I run this syntax to create a new a new dataset with variable, value labels and missing values information but it only creates a blank dataset. Please help. DATA LIST FILE='C:\Users\data_set.sav' V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V1 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V1 5500 "Answer Option" . V2 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V2 . VARIABLE LABEL V3 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V3 710 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V4 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V4 710 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V5 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V5 1 "Answer Option" 2 "Answer Option" 3 "Answer Option" 4 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V6 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V6 1 "Answer Option" 2 "Answer Option" 3 "Answer Option" 4 "Answer Option" . -- View this message in context: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Creating-new-dataset-tp4852156 p4852156.html Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of SPSS_Tech Sent: 29 September 2011 10:02 To: [hidden email] Subject: Creating new dataset I run this syntax to create a new a new dataset with variable, value labels and missing values information but it only creates a blank dataset. Please help. DATA LIST FILE='C:\Users\data_set.sav' V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V1 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V1 5500 "Answer Option" . V2 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V2 . VARIABLE LABEL V3 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V3 710 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V4 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V4 710 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V5 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V5 1 "Answer Option" 2 "Answer Option" 3 "Answer Option" 4 "Answer Option" . VARIABLE LABEL V6 "Question name". VALUE LABELS V6 1 "Answer Option" 2 "Answer Option" 3 "Answer Option" 4 "Answer Option" . -- View this message in context: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Creating-new-dataset-tp4852156 p4852156.html Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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At 04:02 AM 9/29/2011, SPSS_Tech wrote:
>I run this syntax to create a new a new dataset with variable, value >labels and missing values information but it only creates a blank dataset. > >DATA LIST FILE='C:\Users\data_set.sav' > V1 > V2 > V3 > V4 > V5 > V6 "DATA LIST" is for reading external-format files. The '.sav' extension usually denotes an SPSS-format saved file. If that is the case, you may want something like GET FILE='C:\Users\data_set.sav'\ /KEEP= V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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