Error message where no error exists

[John F Hall]

Syntax5.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Syntax box says dateint not recognised.

 

Error # 4285 in column 12.  Text: dateint

Incorrect variable name: either the name is more than 64 characters, or it is

not defined by a previous command.

Execution of this command stops.

 

Copy text to a new syntax file

 

Syntax6.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Error message still there below syntax box, but if I close the viewer file and run the job again it works.

 

DATASET ACTIVATE DataSet3.

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

 

 

dateint strttime strttimex strttimex QTimeC QTimeD Qdate day month     date    IntDate    IntDate endtime

 

2E+007   1110           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    423.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1509           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1708           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

3E+007   1234           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    429.00          .          .      .

2E+007   1522           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    521.00          .          .      .

 

 

Number of cases read:  5    Number of cases listed:  5

 

Weird, eh?

 

 

John F Hall MA (Cantab) Dip Ed (Dunelm)

IBM-SPSS Academic Author 9900074

 

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Website: Journeys in Survey Research

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Did you try "EXECUTE." after your SELECT IF ... command?

 

Am Freitag, 27. März 2020, 11:59:14 MEZ hat Joihn F Hall <[hidden email]> Folgendes geschrieben:

Syntax5.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Syntax box says dateint not recognised.

 

Error # 4285 in column 12.  Text: dateint

Incorrect variable name: either the name is more than 64 characters, or it is

not defined by a previous command.

Execution of this command stops.

 

Copy text to a new syntax file

 

Syntax6.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Error message still there below syntax box, but if I close the viewer file and run the job again it works.

 

DATASET ACTIVATE DataSet3.

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

 

 

dateint strttime strttimex strttimex QTimeC QTimeD Qdate day month     date    IntDate    IntDate endtime

 

2E+007   1110           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    423.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1509           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1708           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

3E+007   1234           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    429.00          .          .      .

2E+007   1522           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    521.00          .          .      .

 

 

Number of cases read:  5    Number of cases listed:  5

 

Weird, eh?

 

 

John F Hall MA (Cantab) Dip Ed (Dunelm)

IBM-SPSS Academic Author 9900074

 

Email: [hidden email]

Website: Journeys in Survey Research

Course: Survey Analysis Workshop (SPSS)

 

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[Bruce Weaver]

An EXECUTE after a TEMPORARY-SELECT-IF would negate it--see the following
example.  Or did I misunderstand your suggestion, Mario?  

DATA LIST LIST / flag x (2F1).
BEGIN DATA
0 1
0 2
0 3
1 1
1 2
1 3
END DATA.

LIST.

TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF flag.
LIST.

TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF flag.
EXECUTE.
LIST.




Mario Giesel-2 wrote
> Did you try "EXECUTE." after your SELECT IF ... command?
>
>  





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[Kirill Orlov]

Will you show the input data, not mere results?

27.03.2020 13:59, Joihn F Hall пишет:

Syntax5.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Syntax box says dateint not recognised.

 

Error # 4285 in column 12.  Text: dateint

Incorrect variable name: either the name is more than 64 characters, or it is

not defined by a previous command.

Execution of this command stops.

 

Copy text to a new syntax file

 

Syntax6.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Error message still there below syntax box, but if I close the viewer file and run the job again it works.

 

DATASET ACTIVATE DataSet3.

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

 

 

dateint strttime strttimex strttimex QTimeC QTimeD Qdate day month     date    IntDate    IntDate endtime

 

2E+007   1110           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    423.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1509           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1708           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

3E+007   1234           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    429.00          .          .      .

2E+007   1522           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    521.00          .          .      .

 

 

Number of cases read:  5    Number of cases listed:  5

 

Weird, eh?

 

 

John F Hall MA (Cantab) Dip Ed (Dunelm)

IBM-SPSS Academic Author 9900074

 

Email: [hidden email]

Website: Journeys in Survey Research

Course: Survey Analysis Workshop (SPSS)

 

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[Rich Ulrich]

The "column 12" says that the variable is not recognized in the

"Select if"  statement. It looks to me like you  are trying to run

without that file open, the one that has  dateint.  (Maybe you are

ordinarily more careful than I am, but that's an error I am not

surprised by.)

When you "close the viewer file and run the job again", I figure

that you re-run the lines that open the file.

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Subject: Error message where no error exists

 

Syntax5.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Syntax box says dateint not recognised.

 

Error # 4285 in column 12.  Text: dateint

Incorrect variable name: either the name is more than 64 characters, or it is

not defined by a previous command.

Execution of this command stops.

 

Copy text to a new syntax file

 

Syntax6.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Error message still there below syntax box, but if I close the viewer file and run the job again it works.

 

DATASET ACTIVATE DataSet3.

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

 

 

dateint strttime strttimex strttimex QTimeC QTimeD Qdate day month     date    IntDate    IntDate endtime

 

2E+007   1110           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    423.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1509           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1708           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

3E+007   1234           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    429.00          .          .      .

2E+007   1522           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    521.00          .          .      .

 

 

Number of cases read:  5    Number of cases listed:  5

 

Weird, eh?

 

 

John F Hall MA (Cantab) Dip Ed (Dunelm)

IBM-SPSS Academic Author 9900074

 

Email: [hidden email]

Website: Journeys in Survey Research

Course: Survey Analysis Workshop (SPSS)

 

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[MLIves]

I’ve had intermittent issues like this.  I’ve never figured out why it happens.

 

I usually just re-paste the variable name from the variables list (ninth icon from the left in the Data Editor toolbar).

 

Then it works fine.

 

Melissa

 

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Joihn F Hall
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 6:59 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [SPSSX-L] Error message where no error exists

 

Syntax5.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Syntax box says dateint not recognised.

 

Error # 4285 in column 12.  Text: dateint

Incorrect variable name: either the name is more than 64 characters, or it is

not defined by a previous command.

Execution of this command stops.

 

Copy text to a new syntax file

 

Syntax6.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Error message still there below syntax box, but if I close the viewer file and run the job again it works.

 

DATASET ACTIVATE DataSet3.

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

 

 

dateint strttime strttimex strttimex QTimeC QTimeD Qdate day month     date    IntDate    IntDate endtime

 

2E+007   1110           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    423.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1509           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1708           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

3E+007   1234           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    429.00          .          .      .

2E+007   1522           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    521.00          .          .      .

 

 

Number of cases read:  5    Number of cases listed:  5

 

Weird, eh?

 

 

John F Hall MA (Cantab) Dip Ed (Dunelm)

IBM-SPSS Academic Author 9900074

 

Email: [hidden email]

Website: Journeys in Survey Research

Course: Survey Analysis Workshop (SPSS)

 

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[Jon Peck]

Maybe you had two datasets open and coincidentally activated the correct one when you closed the Viewer window.

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Joihn F Hall
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Subject: [SPSSX-L] Error message where no error exists

 

Syntax5.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Syntax box says dateint not recognised.

 

Error # 4285 in column 12.  Text: dateint

Incorrect variable name: either the name is more than 64 characters, or it is

not defined by a previous command.

Execution of this command stops.

 

Copy text to a new syntax file

 

Syntax6.sps:

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

Error message still there below syntax box, but if I close the viewer file and run the job again it works.

 

DATASET ACTIVATE DataSet3.

TEMPORARY.

select if (dateint > 0).

 

list dateint strttime strttimex strttimex

    QTimeC to intdate IntDate

    endtime

    /cases 5.

 

 

 

dateint strttime strttimex strttimex QTimeC QTimeD Qdate day month     date    IntDate    IntDate endtime

 

2E+007   1110           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    423.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1509           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

7E+006   1708           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    507.00          .          .      .

3E+007   1234           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    429.00          .          .      .

2E+007   1522           .         .    .      .       .   .    .    521.00          .          .      .

 

 

Number of cases read:  5    Number of cases listed:  5

 

Weird, eh?

 

 

John F Hall MA (Cantab) Dip Ed (Dunelm)

IBM-SPSS Academic Author 9900074

 

Email: [hidden email]

Website: Journeys in Survey Research

Course: Survey Analysis Workshop (SPSS)

 

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