Hi
Viann's solution works when the syntax is not too complicated (some commands
do not work when SPLIT FILE is in effect.)
A macro is an easy and general solution that can be used:
Proceed as follows:
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DEFINE !doAnalysis(vname=!TOKENS(1) /maxVal=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !cnt=1 !TO !maxVal
get file "c:\data.sav".
select if (!vname = !cnt).
* insert syntax here.
!DOEND
!ENDDEFINE.
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SET MPRINT=YES /PRINTBACK=YES.
!doAnalysis vname=target maxVal=10.
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* Here is a working example.
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DEFINE !doAnalysis(vname=!TOKENS(1) /maxVal=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !cnt=1 !TO !maxVal
GET FILE="c:\Program Files\SPSS\employee data.sav".
SELECT IF (!vname =!cnt).
FREQ VAR=educ.
*as many add'l commands as you need here.
!DOEND
!ENDDEFINE.
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!doAnalysis vname=jobcat maxVal=3.
Regards,
Raynald Levesque
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Check out the SPLIT FILE command. Does this do what you want?
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Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 5:38 AM
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Subject: Different subsets to open & analyze
Hi List,
I have a similar problem.
This is the situation:
I have a long syntax that makes several analyses.
I have one dataset to analyse.
In this dataset there is a variable "target" that assumes 1 to 10 values.
I have to analyse 10 subsets of the data selected each time for a different
value of the target variable.
I do it "manually".
get file "c:\data.sav".
select if (target =1).
- run syntax -
get file "c:\data.sav".
select if (target =2).
- run syntax -
...
get file "c:\data.sav".
select if (target =10).
- run syntax -
How can I do this automatically?
Thanks a lot,
Arnaldo.
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