Open and Save Syntax Commands

[Kathryn Modisette]

Hello List-servers,

 

I am using SPSS 18 & 19. I need to know if there is a way to open a new syntax window and save it using syntax commands, rather than the drop down menus.  So I would like to do something like this, but for a syntax file instead of an output file: 

 

OUTPUT NEW.

OUTPUT SAVE OUTFILE='P:\all_work\info\Datasets\Edits Based on Frequencies.spv'.

 

Is this possible?

 

Thanks,

Kat

 

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[John F Hall]

Not quite clear what you want or why you would want to do this.  What's wrong with using the GUI for

 

file > new > syntax

 

. . . and then when you've finished, save the synatx file by:

 

file > save as 

~~~~~ *.sps

 

If your output file contains errors, all you need to do is close it without saving it and then run SPSS again and use

 

file > save as

~~~~*.spv

or

~~~~~*.spv.

 

If your syntax makes changes to the data editor, you may also need to save that as well by:

 

file > save as

 

~~~~ *.sav

 

but it's best to use a different name (possibly by including an incremental number eg data3.sav if you've been using daa2.sav)

 

There are some fully worked examples in the SPSS tutorials (all syntax based) on my website.

 

See especially 1.3.3.6 and 1.3.3.7 in Block 1 and section 2.1 in Block 2

 

 

John Hall
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Subject: Open and Save Syntax Commands

Hello List-servers,

 

I am using SPSS 18 & 19. I need to know if there is a way to open a new syntax window and save it using syntax commands, rather than the drop down menus.  So I would like to do something like this, but for a syntax file instead of an output file: 

 

OUTPUT NEW.

OUTPUT SAVE OUTFILE='P:\all_work\info\Datasets\Edits Based on Frequencies.spv'.

 

Is this possible?

 

Thanks,

Kat

 

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[Bruce Weaver]

Kathryn Modisette wrote

Hello List-servers,

I am using SPSS 18 & 19. I need to know if there is a way to open a new syntax window and save it using syntax commands, rather than the drop down menus.  So I would like to do something like this, but for a syntax file instead of an output file:

OUTPUT NEW.
OUTPUT SAVE OUTFILE='P:\all_work\info\Datasets\Edits Based on Frequencies.spv'.

Is this possible?

Thanks,
Kat

Hello Kat.  I think you need to provide a bit more detail.  How do you intend to write the syntax in that file, for example?  If it is by means of other syntax commands, perhaps you can achieve what you want via WRITE OUTFILE.