File location

[JOHN ANTONAKIS]

Hi:

I am using SPSS ver 14 and I cannot for the life of me
figure out how to change the default directory to which
files will be saved.

For example, my program files are on drive c: However, I
save my files on a different drive (e.g., drive d:).  SPSS
goes to drive c: whenever I try to save something and I
always have to change directors (and go through the whole
directory tree of d: to get to where I want to save my
files).

Thanks,
John.

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Prof. John Antonakis
School of Management and Economics
University of Lausanne
Internef #527
CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny
Switzerland

Tel: ++41 (0)21 692-3438
Fax: ++41 (0)21 692-3305

http://www.hec.unil.ch/jantonakis
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[Jason Burke]

Try the command CD, for example:

CD 'D:\Directory\Subdirectory\'

Otherwise edit the SPSS short-cut properties (access using a
right-click) you will see an option "Start in". Modify this property
to reflect the default directory for file browsing from the SPSS
client.

HTH,


Jason

On 10/28/06, John Antonakis <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I am using SPSS ver 14 and I cannot for the life of me
> figure out how to change the default directory to which
> files will be saved.
>
> For example, my program files are on drive c: However, I
> save my files on a different drive (e.g., drive d:).  SPSS
> goes to drive c: whenever I try to save something and I
> always have to change directors (and go through the whole
> directory tree of d: to get to where I want to save my
> files).
>
> Thanks,
> John.
>
> ___________________________________
>
> Prof. John Antonakis
> School of Management and Economics
> University of Lausanne
> Internef #527
> CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny
> Switzerland
>
> Tel: ++41 (0)21 692-3438
> Fax: ++41 (0)21 692-3305
>
> http://www.hec.unil.ch/jantonakis
> ___________________________________
>

[Dominic Lusinchi]

John,

One easy way to do this, if you have the SPSS icon on your desktop, is to
right click on the icon, from the menu select Properties, in the Shortcut
tab go to the "Start in:" field and enter your preferred location, e.g.,
"D:\My Documents", don't forget the double-quotes!

Cheers,
Dominic

Dominic Lusinchi
Statistician
Far West Research
Statistical Consulting
San Francisco, California
415-664-3032
www.farwestresearch.com

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
John Antonakis
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 1:35 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: File location

Hi:

I am using SPSS ver 14 and I cannot for the life of me
figure out how to change the default directory to which
files will be saved.

For example, my program files are on drive c: However, I
save my files on a different drive (e.g., drive d:).  SPSS
goes to drive c: whenever I try to save something and I
always have to change directors (and go through the whole
directory tree of d: to get to where I want to save my
files).

Thanks,
John.

___________________________________

Prof. John Antonakis
School of Management and Economics
University of Lausanne
Internef #527
CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny
Switzerland

Tel: ++41 (0)21 692-3438
Fax: ++41 (0)21 692-3305

http://www.hec.unil.ch/jantonakis
___________________________________

[JOHN ANTONAKIS]

Hi Dominic and Jason:

Your trick worked  (I was looking for a "File Location"
option, similar to what other programs have)!

Thank you very much.
John.


----- Original Message -----
Expéditeur: "Dominic Lusinchi"
<[hidden email]>
à: <[hidden email]>, <[hidden email]>
Sujet: RE: File location
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:37:58 -0700

> John,
>
> One easy way to do this, if you have the SPSS icon on your
> desktop, is to right click on the icon, from the menu
> select Properties, in the Shortcut tab go to the "Start
> in:" field and enter your preferred location, e.g., "D:\My
> Documents", don't forget the double-quotes!
>
> Cheers,
> Dominic
>
> Dominic Lusinchi
> Statistician
> Far West Research
> Statistical Consulting
> San Francisco, California
> 415-664-3032
> www.farwestresearch.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of John
> Antonakis Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 1:35 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: File location
>
> Hi:
>
> I am using SPSS ver 14 and I cannot for the life of me
> figure out how to change the default directory to which
> files will be saved.
>
> For example, my program files are on drive c: However, I
> save my files on a different drive (e.g., drive d:).  SPSS
> goes to drive c: whenever I try to save something and I
> always have to change directors (and go through the whole
> directory tree of d: to get to where I want to save my
> files).
>
> Thanks,
> John.
>
> ___________________________________
>
> Prof. John Antonakis
> School of Management and Economics
> University of Lausanne
> Internef #527
> CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny
> Switzerland
>
> Tel: ++41 (0)21 692-3438
> Fax: ++41 (0)21 692-3305
>
> http://www.hec.unil.ch/jantonakis
> ___________________________________
>
>

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Prof. John Antonakis
School of Management and Economics
University of Lausanne
Internef #527
CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny
Switzerland

Tel: ++41 (0)21 692-3438
Fax: ++41 (0)21 692-3305

http://www.hec.unil.ch/jantonakis
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