Dataset Close

[israpound]

I think I have tried virtually every variation I can think of to get
the "Dataset Close" to work and it doesn't.  I am using version 19.

get file='C:\pullfile.sav'.
sort cases by state (A) recnumbr (A).
save outfile='C:\pullfile.sav'.
dataset name pullfile.
dataset close pullfile.
exe.

But after this code runs and fails (dataset doesn't close), sometimes, but
not always I can run the last two lines and it works, even though I get
the following warning message:

Warnings
Unrecognized dataset name pullfile.
Execution of this command stops.

Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks.

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[Rick Oliver-3]

If it's the only open dataset, it remains open but is now unnamed. The closest you can come to no open datasets is:

dataset close all.
new file.

This will result in an empty, unnamed dataset.

Rick Oliver
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IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
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From:        Allen <[hidden email]>
To:        [hidden email]
Date:        06/11/2012 10:21 AM
Subject:        Dataset Close
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

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I think I have tried virtually every variation I can think of to get
the "Dataset Close" to work and it doesn't.  I am using version 19.

get file='C:\pullfile.sav'.
sort cases by state (A) recnumbr (A).
save outfile='C:\pullfile.sav'.
dataset name pullfile.
dataset close pullfile.
exe.

But after this code runs and fails (dataset doesn't close), sometimes, but
not always I can run the last two lines and it works, even though I get
the following warning message:

Warnings
Unrecognized dataset name pullfile.
Execution of this command stops.

Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks.

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[israpound]

Thanks for the response.
The file I am trying to close is not the only data file open, there is one
other and I am simply trying to close the "Pullfile.sav" leaving the other
file; the only active file open, can this be done?

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[Rick Oliver-3]

Oops. My bad. You need to make one of the other datasets active, and then close the other one.

dataset activate someotherdatasetname.
dataset close theoneyouwanttoclose. /*that isn't the one you just activated.

Rick Oliver
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IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
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Phone: [phone] | T/L: 206-4922



From:        Rick Oliver/Chicago/IBM
To:        Allen <[hidden email]>
Cc:        [hidden email]
Date:        06/11/2012 11:44 AM
Subject:        Re: Dataset Close

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If you have other datasets open, the syntax you provided should close the named one, but there is no need to name it if you're just going to close it immediately, as in your example. I think some additional context might be helpful.

Rick Oliver
Senior Information Developer
IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
E-mail: [hidden email]
Phone: [phone] | T/L: 206-4922




From:        Allen <[hidden email]>
To:        [hidden email]
Date:        06/11/2012 11:36 AM
Subject:        Re: Dataset Close
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

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Thanks for the response.
The file I am trying to close is not the only data file open, there is one
other and I am simply trying to close the "Pullfile.sav" leaving the other
file; the only active file open, can this be done?

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[Rick Oliver-3]

If you have other datasets open, the syntax you provided should close the named one, but there is no need to name it if you're just going to close it immediately, as in your example. I think some additional context might be helpful.

Rick Oliver
Senior Information Developer
IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
E-mail: [hidden email]
Phone: [phone] | T/L: 206-4922



From:        Allen <[hidden email]>
To:        [hidden email]
Date:        06/11/2012 11:36 AM
Subject:        Re: Dataset Close
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

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Thanks for the response.
The file I am trying to close is not the only data file open, there is one
other and I am simply trying to close the "Pullfile.sav" leaving the other
file; the only active file open, can this be done?

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