Opening *.sav from Windows Explorer on double click not working V17

[Mark Webb-3]

When I double click a *.sav in Windows Explorer SPSS V17 open as untitled
i.e. no data.

V 15 used to open up the file as one would expect - any suggestions ?

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[Lemon, John S.]

Mark et al.



I have just had the same problem reported to me and am starting to investigate this further - but - it seems that if the file is on a local hard drive ( i.e. in the machine running SPSS ) then it will open but if it is on a network drive there may be problems. As I said I'm looking further into this but it could be due to the type of network you are using.

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John S. Lemon
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When I double click a *.sav in Windows Explorer SPSS V17 open as untitled

i.e. no data.



V 15 used to open up the file as one would expect - any suggestions ?





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[Marta Garcia-Granero]

Lemon, John S. wrot:
> I have just had the same problem reported to me and am starting to investigate this further - but - it seems that if the file is on a local hard drive ( i.e. in the machine running SPSS ) then it will open but if it is on a network drive there may be problems. As I said I'm looking further into this but it could be due to the type of network you are using.
>
>
I have the same problem, and the file is in a local hard drive (a folder
in the desktop).

Marta

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[Francien Berndsen]

> Lemon, John S. wrot:
> > I have just had the same problem reported to me and am starting to
> investigate this further - but - it seems that if the file is on a local
> hard drive ( i.e. in the machine running SPSS ) then it will open but if
> it is on a network drive there may be problems. As I said I'm looking
> further into this but it could be due to the type of network you are
> using.
> >
> >
> I have the same problem, and the file is in a local hard drive (a folder
> in the desktop).

I've noticed the same problem, but only on my home PC, not on my PC at work
(both XP).

And on my home PC I get the following warning when I re-open a file.

>Warning # 67.  Command name: get file
>The document is already in use by another user or process.  If you make
>changes to the document they may overwrite changes made by others or your
>changes may be overwritten by others.
>File opened K:\PROJECT\SCHOLEN\DATA\NMOVG-2.sav

I haven't noticed this at work.

Francien

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[Mark Webb-3]

Here is a work-around - but it's a hassle. [Double Click twice]
1-Double click the *.sav file and an unlabelled file opens.
2-Double click again & only then does SPSS run the Get File .... that is
necessary.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Marta García-Granero
Sent: 24 November 2008 10:39 AM
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Subject: Re: Opening *.sav from Windows Explorer on double click not working
V17

Lemon, John S. wrot:
> I have just had the same problem reported to me and am starting to
investigate this further - but - it seems that if the file is on a local
hard drive ( i.e. in the machine running SPSS ) then it will open but if it
is on a network drive there may be problems. As I said I'm looking further
into this but it could be due to the type of network you are using.
>
>
I have the same problem, and the file is in a local hard drive (a folder
in the desktop).

Marta

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[Lemon, John S.]

Mark et al.

Further investigation has revealed that the problem is common to XP ( both SP2 & 3 ) and isn't different whether opening network files or not. I have reported it to SPSS support and I'm waiting to see what their response is and whether it is a known problem. There is a Knowledgebase article which is a bit like the problem ( 80732 ) - we just have to wait and see.

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John S. Lemon
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[Nichols, David P.]

John and all,

This issue has been reported previously and is slated to be fixed in Release 17.0.2. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

David Nichols

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Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Opening *.sav from Windows Explorer on double click not working V17

Mark et al.

Further investigation has revealed that the problem is common to XP ( both SP2 & 3 ) and isn't different whether opening network files or not. I have reported it to SPSS support and I'm waiting to see what their response is and whether it is a known problem. There is a Knowledgebase article which is a bit like the problem ( 80732 ) - we just have to wait and see.

Best Wishes

John S. Lemon
DIT ( Directorate of Information Technology ) - Student Liaison Officer University of Aberdeen Edward Wright Building: Room G51

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