Fw: V17: output export doesn't work

[SPSS Support-2]

Dear Rubin,

You're welcome. Thank you for the information about the problem also occurring when the path contains the ampersand even if it's not in the actual path named in the command. I checked and this is also fixed in 18.0.1. A great weekend to you as well.

David Nichols
SPSS, an IBM Company

From:	Ruben van den Berg <[hidden email]>
To:	[hidden email]
Date:	02/19/2010 02:23 AM
Subject:	Re: V17: output export doesn't work
Sent by:	"SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

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Dear David,

Thanks, that's an easy workaround! I noticed that it doesn't make a difference whether the path name is or isn't included in the syntax. For instance,

cd 'c:\temp'.

* Export Output.
OUTPUT EXPORT
 /CONTENTS  EXPORT=VISIBLE  LAYERS=PRINTSETTING  MODELVIEWS=PRINTSETTING
 /DOC  DOCUMENTFILE='Test.doc'
    NOTESCAPTIONS=YES  WIDETABLES=WRAP
    PAGESIZE=MM(419.9999999999999, 297.0)  TOPMARGIN=MM(25.4)  BOTTOMMARGIN=MM(25.400000000000034)
    LEFTMARGIN=MM(25.4)  RIGHTMARGIN=MM(25.399999999999977).

works fine but

cd'\\Nltnsam-fs01\a1500\PROJECT\Overig\Models&Methods\Feb_10\Anna'.

* Export Output.
OUTPUT EXPORT
 /CONTENTS  EXPORT=VISIBLE  LAYERS=PRINTSETTING  MODELVIEWS=PRINTSETTING
 /DOC  DOCUMENTFILE='Test.doc'
    NOTESCAPTIONS=YES  WIDETABLES=WRAP
    PAGESIZE=MM(419.9999999999999, 297.0)  TOPMARGIN=MM(25.4)  BOTTOMMARGIN=MM(25.400000000000034)
    LEFTMARGIN=MM(25.4)  RIGHTMARGIN=MM(25.399999999999977).

doesn't. Well, I'll just rename the folder. Problem solved.

Best regards and have a nice weekend!

Ruben van den Berg
Methodologist
TNS NIPO
E: ruben_van_den_berg@...
P: [phone]
I: www.tns-nipo.com

 

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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:02:04 -0600
From: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: V17: output export doesn't work
To: [hidden email]


Dear Ruben,

The problem here appears to be a bug related to the presence of the "&" (ampersand) character in the path for the saved file. I replicate the problem on Release 17.0.3 using a similar path specification. If I change that to an underscore, for example, the export takes place just fine. The original specification works correctly on Release 18.0.1. Please try adjusting the folder name to work around the ampersand issue and see if that doesn't allow you to export the output. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

David Nichols
SPSS, an IBM Company

From:	Ruben van den Berg <[hidden email]>
To:	[hidden email]
Date:	02/17/2010 01:19 AM
Subject:	V17: output export doesn't work
Sent by:	"SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

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Dear all,

This is at least the second time I encounter this problem: SPSS v17 seems to ignore the command 'output export'. Even if I use the GUI to generate the syntax,

* Export Output.
OUTPUT EXPORT
/CONTENTS  EXPORT=VISIBLE  LAYERS=PRINTSETTING  MODELVIEWS=PRINTSETTING
/DOC  DOCUMENTFILE=
  '\\Nltnsam-fs01\a1500\PROJECT\Overig\Models&Methods\Feb_10\Anna\Overzichtjes_2.doc'
   NOTESCAPTIONS=YES  WIDETABLES=WRAP
   PAGESIZE=MM(419.9999999999999, 297.0)  TOPMARGIN=MM(25.4)  BOTTOMMARGIN=MM(25.400000000000034)
   LEFTMARGIN=MM(25.4)  RIGHTMARGIN=MM(25.399999999999977).

all I get is

Export Summary
Viewer

 

Am I doing something wrong or is this just the millionth bug in V17 that's going to bother me until I can up (or preferably) downgrade? Any workaround?

TIA!

Ruben van den Berg
Methodologist
TNS NIPO
E: ruben_van_den_berg@...
P: [phone]
I: www.tns-nipo.com

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