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jam320

I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For brevity let’s called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script from 1 it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?

Jason May, MS

Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement

Beech Brook

P: 216-831-8520 x2389

F: 216-831-0436

 

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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

Rick Oliver-3
Assign a name to the open SPV file with OUTPUT NAME, then use OUTPUT ACTIVATE to make that SPV the active output window.

Rick Oliver
Senior Information Developer
IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
E-mail: [hidden email]




From:        "May, Jason" <[hidden email]>
To:        [hidden email],
Date:        11/21/2013 01:21 PM
Subject:        Opening paired .sav .spv files
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>




I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For brevity let’s called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script from 1 it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
Jason May, MS
Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement
Beech Brook
P: 216-831-8520 x2389
F: 216-831-0436
 

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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

Bruce Weaver
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It sounds like you need to use the OUTPUT ACTIVATE command.  

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/spssstat/v20r0m0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.spss.statistics.help%2Fsyn_output_activate_overview.htm



jam320 wrote
I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For brevity let's called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script from 1 it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
Jason May, MS
Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement
Beech Brook
P: 216-831-8520 x2389
F: 216-831-0436

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jam320
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Thanks Rick. Is there a way to do this without using the syntax editor? I’m not really familiar with it.

 

From: Rick Oliver [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:26 PM
To: May, Jason
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

 

Assign a name to the open SPV file with OUTPUT NAME, then use OUTPUT ACTIVATE to make that SPV the active output window.

Rick Oliver
Senior Information Developer
IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
E-mail: [hidden email]




From:        "May, Jason" <[hidden email]>
To:        [hidden email],
Date:        11/21/2013 01:21 PM
Subject:        Opening paired .sav .spv files
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>





I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For brevity let’s called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script from 1 it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
Jason May, MS
Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement
Beech Brook
P: 216-831-8520 x2389
F: 216-831-0436
 

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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

David Marso
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See the Toolbar on the Output window?
Hover over the icons until you discover the one that says Designate Output.
(I'll probably regret that).

NOBODY is born with 'familiarity' with the syntax editor! Maybe take a few minutes to become familiar.
Are you seriously opening 4 data files and pointing/clicking your way through your analyses?
I'll bet that gets really confusing and constitutes a completely UNAUDITABLE sequence of error prone, potentially catastrophic actions.  Even if you are keeping a journal it will be a complete mess.
How do you expect to REPRODUCE any of what you have done?  What happens when a CLIENT asks for documentation of what happened?
I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax.
If you have questions about how to do something non trivial in SPSS, NOBODY HERE will walk you through the point and click to achieve it.
Probably NOT what you wanted to hear!

jam320 wrote
Thanks Rick. Is there a way to do this without using the syntax editor? I’m not really familiar with it.

From: Rick Oliver [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:26 PM
To: May, Jason
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

Assign a name to the open SPV file with OUTPUT NAME, then use OUTPUT ACTIVATE to make that SPV the active output window.

Rick Oliver
Senior Information Developer
IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
E-mail: [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>



From:        "May, Jason" <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>>
To:        [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>,
Date:        11/21/2013 01:21 PM
Subject:        Opening paired .sav .spv files
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>>
________________________________



I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For brevity let’s called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script from 1 it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
Jason May, MS
Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement
Beech Brook
P: 216-831-8520 x2389
F: 216-831-0436


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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

Bruce Weaver
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This post was updated on .
EDITED in the Nabble Archive:  The link provided below was missing the final "m" in the original version--it had .ht instead of .htm!  Thanks to Jon Peck for spotting the problem.
--------

"I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax."

Are there any cartoonists out there?  A cartoon of Art on a soapbox, pontificating on the benefits of syntax would be brilliant!  If you're a cartoonist and need some material to work from, see this:

   http://www.kingdouglas.com/SPSS/DiverseCultures/Art/Page01.htm

Sorry Art...I couldn't resist!

;-)


David Marso wrote
See the Toolbar on the Output window?
Hover over the icons until you discover the one that says Designate Output.
(I'll probably regret that).

NOBODY is born with 'familiarity' with the syntax editor! Maybe take a few minutes to become familiar.
Are you seriously opening 4 data files and pointing/clicking your way through your analyses?
I'll bet that gets really confusing and constitutes a completely UNAUDITABLE sequence of error prone, potentially catastrophic actions.  Even if you are keeping a journal it will be a complete mess.
How do you expect to REPRODUCE any of what you have done?  What happens when a CLIENT asks for documentation of what happened?
I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax.
If you have questions about how to do something non trivial in SPSS, NOBODY HERE will walk you through the point and click to achieve it.
Probably NOT what you wanted to hear!

jam320 wrote
Thanks Rick. Is there a way to do this without using the syntax editor? I’m not really familiar with it.

From: Rick Oliver [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:26 PM
To: May, Jason
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

Assign a name to the open SPV file with OUTPUT NAME, then use OUTPUT ACTIVATE to make that SPV the active output window.

Rick Oliver
Senior Information Developer
IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
E-mail: [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>



From:        "May, Jason" <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>>
To:        [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>,
Date:        11/21/2013 01:21 PM
Subject:        Opening paired .sav .spv files
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>>
________________________________



I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For brevity let’s called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script from 1 it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
Jason May, MS
Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement
Beech Brook
P: 216-831-8520 x2389
F: 216-831-0436


CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: Please be aware that e-mail communication can be intercepted in transmission or misdirected. Please consider communicating any sensitive information by telephone, fax, or mail. The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify Beech Brook immediately at (216) 831-2255 and destroy this message.

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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

David Marso
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Sorry Bruce,
404 ;-(
D

Bruce Weaver wrote
"I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax."

Are there any cartoonists out there?  A cartoon of Art on a soapbox, pontificating on the benefits of syntax would be brilliant!  If you're a cartoonist and need some material to work from, see this:

   http://www.kingdouglas.com/SPSS/DiverseCultures/Art/Page01.ht

Sorry Art...I couldn't resist!

;-)

<SNIP>
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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

Jon K Peck
Use htm, not ht.  So much for point and click :-)


Jon Peck (no "h") aka Kim
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From:        David Marso <[hidden email]>
To:        [hidden email],
Date:        11/21/2013 03:08 PM
Subject:        Re: [SPSSX-L] Opening paired .sav .spv files
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>




Sorry Bruce,
404 ;-(
D


Bruce Weaver wrote
> "I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious
> disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax."
>
> Are there any cartoonists out there?  A cartoon of Art on a soapbox,
> pontificating on the benefits of syntax would be
/
> brilliant
/
> !  If you're a cartoonist and need some material to work from, see this:
>
>    
http://www.kingdouglas.com/SPSS/DiverseCultures/Art/Page01.ht
>
> Sorry Art...I couldn't resist!
>
> ;-)
> <SNIP>





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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

David Marso
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In reply to this post by Bruce Weaver
I don't do cartoons, but have done some passable animations.
Imagine his head on top of 'fluffy' Viruvian man doing a chicken dance flying around in space attached to a soapbox?  Lots of syntax in the background (rotating and warping)?
Er maybe not ;-)
Bruce Weaver wrote
EDITED in the Nabble Archive:  The link provided below was missing the final "m" in the original version--it had .ht instead of .htm!  Thanks to Jon Peck for spotting the problem.
--------

"I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax."

Are there any cartoonists out there?  A cartoon of Art on a soapbox, pontificating on the benefits of syntax would be brilliant!  If you're a cartoonist and need some material to work from, see this:

   http://www.kingdouglas.com/SPSS/DiverseCultures/Art/Page01.htm

Sorry Art...I couldn't resist!

;-)


David Marso wrote
See the Toolbar on the Output window?
Hover over the icons until you discover the one that says Designate Output.
(I'll probably regret that).

NOBODY is born with 'familiarity' with the syntax editor! Maybe take a few minutes to become familiar.
Are you seriously opening 4 data files and pointing/clicking your way through your analyses?
I'll bet that gets really confusing and constitutes a completely UNAUDITABLE sequence of error prone, potentially catastrophic actions.  Even if you are keeping a journal it will be a complete mess.
How do you expect to REPRODUCE any of what you have done?  What happens when a CLIENT asks for documentation of what happened?
I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax.
If you have questions about how to do something non trivial in SPSS, NOBODY HERE will walk you through the point and click to achieve it.
Probably NOT what you wanted to hear!

jam320 wrote
Thanks Rick. Is there a way to do this without using the syntax editor? I’m not really familiar with it.

From: Rick Oliver [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:26 PM
To: May, Jason
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

Assign a name to the open SPV file with OUTPUT NAME, then use OUTPUT ACTIVATE to make that SPV the active output window.

Rick Oliver
Senior Information Developer
IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
E-mail: [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>



From:        "May, Jason" <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>>
To:        [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>,
Date:        11/21/2013 01:21 PM
Subject:        Opening paired .sav .spv files
Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>>
________________________________



I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For brevity let’s called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script from 1 it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
Jason May, MS
Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement
Beech Brook
P: 216-831-8520 x2389
F: 216-831-0436


CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: Please be aware that e-mail communication can be intercepted in transmission or misdirected. Please consider communicating any sensitive information by telephone, fax, or mail. The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify Beech Brook immediately at (216) 831-2255 and destroy this message.

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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

John F Hall
In reply to this post by David Marso
Notwithstanding David's tirade (with which I fully agree) you can quickly understand, and gain confidence in, the use of SPSS syntax from the tutorials on my website (no previous knowledge assumed, gentle, step-by-step, full colour screenshots at each step, lots of examples and exercises with real data).  Much quicker and easier for most things.

John F Hall (Mr)
[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email:   [hidden email]
Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
SPSS start page:  www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/spss-without-tears.html







-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of David Marso
Sent: 21 November 2013 21:24
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

See the Toolbar on the Output window?
Hover over the icons until you discover the one that says Designate Output.
(I'll probably regret that).

NOBODY is born with 'familiarity' with the syntax editor! Maybe take a few minutes to become familiar.
Are you seriously opening 4 data files and pointing/clicking your way through your analyses?
I'll bet that gets really confusing and constitutes a completely UNAUDITABLE sequence of error prone, potentially catastrophic actions.  Even if you are keeping a journal it will be a complete mess.
How do you expect to REPRODUCE any of what you have done?  What happens when a CLIENT asks for documentation of what happened?
I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax.
If you have questions about how to do something non trivial in SPSS, NOBODY HERE will walk you through the point and click to achieve it.
Probably NOT what you wanted to hear!


jam320 wrote
> Thanks Rick. Is there a way to do this without using the syntax editor?
> I’m not really familiar with it.
>
> From: Rick Oliver [mailto:

> oliverr@.ibm

> ]
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:26 PM
> To: May, Jason
> Cc:

> SPSSX-L@.uga

> Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files
>
> Assign a name to the open SPV file with OUTPUT NAME, then use OUTPUT
> ACTIVATE to make that SPV the active output window.
>
> Rick Oliver
> Senior Information Developer
> IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
> E-mail:

> oliverr@.ibm

> &lt;mailto:

> oliverr@.ibm

> &gt;
>
>
>
> From:        "May, Jason" &lt;

> JMay@

> &lt;mailto:

> JMay@

> &gt;>
> To:

> SPSSX-L@.uga

> &lt;mailto:

> SPSSX-L@.uga

> &gt;,
> Date:        11/21/2013 01:21 PM
> Subject:        Opening paired .sav .spv files
> Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" &lt;

> SPSSX-L@.uga

> &lt;mailto:

> SPSSX-L@.uga

> &gt;>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For
> brevity let’s called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script from 1
> it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
> Jason May, MS
> Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement Beech Brook
> P: 216-831-8520 x2389
> F: 216-831-0436
>
>
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: Please be aware that e-mail communication can be
> intercepted in transmission or misdirected. Please consider
> communicating any sensitive information by telephone, fax, or mail.
> The information contained in this message may be privileged and
> confidential. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify
> Beech Brook immediately at (216)
> 831-2255 and destroy this message.
>
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: Please be aware that e-mail communication can be
> intercepted in transmission or misdirected. Please consider
> communicating any sensitive information by telephone, fax, or mail.
> The information contained in this message may be privileged and
> confidential. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify
> Beech Brook immediately at (216)
> 831-2255 and destroy this message.





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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

David Marso
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Ah come on John, That was hardly a tirade!
I was really holding back on that one.  I could have thrown in some dismissive comments about people who claim to be SPSS 'experts' while not having a clue about syntax (professional malpractice?) !  
But that would have been cruel!
If you want a tirade locate my pronouncements on the Model Viewer and the abandonment of MACRO and MATRIX.
-----
John F Hall wrote
Notwithstanding David's tirade (with which I fully agree) you can quickly understand, and gain confidence in, the use of SPSS syntax from the tutorials on my website (no previous knowledge assumed, gentle, step-by-step, full colour screenshots at each step, lots of examples and exercises with real data).  Much quicker and easier for most things.

John F Hall (Mr)
[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email:   [hidden email]
Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
SPSS start page:  www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/spss-without-tears.html







-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of David Marso
Sent: 21 November 2013 21:24
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

See the Toolbar on the Output window?
Hover over the icons until you discover the one that says Designate Output.
(I'll probably regret that).

NOBODY is born with 'familiarity' with the syntax editor! Maybe take a few minutes to become familiar.
Are you seriously opening 4 data files and pointing/clicking your way through your analyses?
I'll bet that gets really confusing and constitutes a completely UNAUDITABLE sequence of error prone, potentially catastrophic actions.  Even if you are keeping a journal it will be a complete mess.
How do you expect to REPRODUCE any of what you have done?  What happens when a CLIENT asks for documentation of what happened?
I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax.
If you have questions about how to do something non trivial in SPSS, NOBODY HERE will walk you through the point and click to achieve it.
Probably NOT what you wanted to hear!


jam320 wrote
> Thanks Rick. Is there a way to do this without using the syntax editor?
> I’m not really familiar with it.
>
> From: Rick Oliver [mailto:

> oliverr@.ibm

> ]
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:26 PM
> To: May, Jason
> Cc:

> SPSSX-L@.uga

> Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files
>
> Assign a name to the open SPV file with OUTPUT NAME, then use OUTPUT
> ACTIVATE to make that SPV the active output window.
>
> Rick Oliver
> Senior Information Developer
> IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
> E-mail:

> oliverr@.ibm

> <mailto:

> oliverr@.ibm

> >
>
>
>
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> I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time. For
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> it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
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Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

John F Hall
David

Don't you ever sleep?

John

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of David Marso
Sent: 22 November 2013 09:22
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files

Ah come on John, That was hardly a tirade!
I was really holding back on that one.  I could have thrown in some dismissive comments about people who claim to be SPSS 'experts' while not having a clue about syntax (professional malpractice?) !
But that would have been cruel!
If you want a tirade locate my pronouncements on the Model Viewer and the abandonment of MACRO and MATRIX.
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John F Hall wrote

> Notwithstanding David's tirade (with which I fully agree) you can
> quickly understand, and gain confidence in, the use of SPSS syntax
> from the tutorials on my website (no previous knowledge assumed,
> gentle, step-by-step, full colour screenshots at each step, lots of
> examples and exercises with real data).  Much quicker and easier for most things.
>
> John F Hall (Mr)
> [Retired academic survey researcher]
>
> Email:

> johnfhall@

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> www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/spss-without-tears.html
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:

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> ] On Behalf Of David Marso
> Sent: 21 November 2013 21:24
> To:

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> Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files
>
> See the Toolbar on the Output window?
> Hover over the icons until you discover the one that says Designate
> Output.
> (I'll probably regret that).
>
> NOBODY is born with 'familiarity' with the syntax editor! Maybe take a
> few minutes to become familiar.
> Are you seriously opening 4 data files and pointing/clicking your way
> through your analyses?
> I'll bet that gets really confusing and constitutes a completely
> UNAUDITABLE sequence of error prone, potentially catastrophic actions.
> Even if you are keeping a journal it will be a complete mess.
> How do you expect to REPRODUCE any of what you have done?  What
> happens when a CLIENT asks for documentation of what happened?
> I'll let Art do his soapbox thing, but you are doing yourself a
> serious disfavor by remaining unfamiliar with syntax.
> If you have questions about how to do something non trivial in SPSS,
> NOBODY HERE will walk you through the point and click to achieve it.
> Probably NOT what you wanted to hear!
>
>
> jam320 wrote
>> Thanks Rick. Is there a way to do this without using the syntax editor?
>> I’m not really familiar with it.
>>
>> From: Rick Oliver [mailto:
>
>> oliverr@.ibm
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>> ]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:26 PM
>> To: May, Jason
>> Cc:
>
>> SPSSX-L@.uga
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>> Subject: Re: Opening paired .sav .spv files
>>
>> Assign a name to the open SPV file with OUTPUT NAME, then use OUTPUT
>> ACTIVATE to make that SPV the active output window.
>>
>> Rick Oliver
>> Senior Information Developer
>> IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
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>> I have 4 saved pairs of .sav/.spv files all open at the same time.
>> For brevity let’s called them 1, 2, 3, and 4. When I run a script
>> from 1 it reports to the .spv 4. How do I get it to report to .spv 1?
>> Jason May, MS
>> Evaluation Analyst, Learning & Performance Improvement Beech Brook
>> P: 216-831-8520 x2389
>> F: 216-831-0436
>>
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