Display commands in log (was [SPSSX-L] SPSSX-L Digest - 24 Jul 2007 to 25 Jul 2007 (#2007-207))

[Melissa Ives]

I never did understand why this isn't the default.

Melissa

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Muir Houston
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 5:14 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] SPSSX-L Digest - 24 Jul 2007 to 25 Jul 2007
(#2007-207)

In addition to Marta's comments, you can set the display to show
commands in your output - that way if you have saved the output your
commands will also be saved go to 'Edit' click 'Options'  then when the
dialog box opens, click 'Viewer' and then make sure the small check box
is ticked which says 'Display commands in log'


Muir Houston
Research Fellow
CRLL
Institute of Education
University of Stirling
FK9 4LA
01786-46-7615

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion on behalf of Marta Garcia-Granero
Sent: Fri 27/07/2007 09:47
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: SPSSX-L Digest - 24 Jul 2007 to 25 Jul 2007 (#2007-207)



Hi Debra

First of all, if you write a message by hitting "reply", eliminate all
the irrelevant text (as I have done), please, it can be a bit confusing.

Now, your questions:
> I'm new to SPSS and I wanted to know if there is a way that SPSS keeps

> track of what has been done to a variable. I know that you can paste
> your actions to Syntax and thus save a program. But does any one know
> how one might retrieve the programing of a variable is it was not
initially pasted and saved?
>
That "programming" doesn't exist, you are mixing Excel with SPSS, I'm
afraid. If you didn't keep the syntax, it is gone forever, unless... see
below.
> Also, how do you find the "log" of your actions in SPSS?
>
Try to find a file named "spss.jnl". It can be at different places
(C:\Windows\Temp, the users' temporary file...), I recommend you to use
Windows'  Start -> Search -> Files or folders to locate it.

Last hope for the "programming of a variable" item you asked about
above: if all the modifications a variable underwent have been done in
the same computer, the syntax might be still be there in the "spss.jnl"
file. Good luck!

Regards,
Marta Garcia-Granero



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