Python's extension not working properly on Mac

[Luca Meyer-3]

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Hi,

I have installed the SPSS SELECT VARIABLES extension command but each time I call it using the example proposed by Jon:

SPSSINC SELECT VARIABLES MACRONAME = "!catvars"
LEVEL=NOMINAL ORDINAL.
FREQUENCIES !catvars /BARCHART.
SPSSINC SELECT VARIABLES MACRONAME = "!scalevars"
LEVEL=SCALE.
DESCRIPTIVES !scalevars.

The systems returns and error saying that the first word SPSSINC is not a valid PASW Statistics command, what am I doing wrong?

Please notice that if I run:

begin program.
import spss spss.Submit("show directory")
end program.

it works just fine, so python is installed and I suspect also python plug-in works...

Cheers,

Luca Meyer
www.lucameyer.com
PASW Statistics v. 18.0.1 (13-nov-2009)
Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540) - kernel Darwin 10.2.0

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[Jon K Peck]

If the command name is not recognized, that means that the xml file included in the package was not placed on the search path for extensions.  By default, that is the extensions subdirectory of your IBM SPSS Statistics installation.  And, of course, you have to restart Statistics after copying the file there.

HTH,

Jon Peck
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Date:	03/26/2010 03:39 AM
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-- DISCLAIMER: I posted this same message yesterday on Developer Central Forums but it came out not very readable and I haven't had any reply --

Hi,

I have installed the SPSS SELECT VARIABLES extension command but each time I call it using the example proposed by Jon:

SPSSINC SELECT VARIABLES MACRONAME = "!catvars"
LEVEL=NOMINAL ORDINAL.
FREQUENCIES !catvars /BARCHART.
SPSSINC SELECT VARIABLES MACRONAME = "!scalevars"
LEVEL=SCALE.
DESCRIPTIVES !scalevars.

The systems returns and error saying that the first word SPSSINC is not a valid PASW Statistics command, what am I doing wrong?

Please notice that if I run:

begin program.
import spss spss.Submit("show directory")
end program.

it works just fine, so python is installed and I suspect also python plug-in works...

Cheers,

Luca Meyer
www.lucameyer.com
PASW Statistics v. 18.0.1 (13-nov-2009)
Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540) - kernel Darwin 10.2.0

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