Re: Is SPSS devoid of colour ? (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Goodwin, Jay ARI]

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I, too, would be interested in the syntax coloring - SAS does a good
(enough) job with this and I find it quite helpful in programming there.
Currently if I am looking for this functionality for SPSS programs I use
UltraEdit - however there are limitations to the capability there (e.g.,
color codes only on the word, not the placement of the word in syntax).

Perhaps if enough users are interested in this, it might be considered for a
future release.

J.
-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Mark Webb
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 2:17 AM
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Subject: Is SPSS devoid of colour ?

I would like to -
1-Colour code data columns in the data editor 2-Colour code syntax.
Syntax can be coloured in external text editors but when pasted into SPSS
Syntax Editor all colour & fonts are removed.

Is there a way around this ? Any suggestions ?

Mark
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[Howie Harshaw]

I too would like to add my vote for syntax coloring.  I currently use
EditPlus (with good results, including running syntax), but it would be
nice to do everything in SPSS.

- Howie
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Howard Harshaw, Ph.D.
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Forest Resource Management
Faculty of Forestry
University of British Columbia

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Goodwin, Jay ARI wrote:

> Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
> Caveats: NONE
>
>
> I, too, would be interested in the syntax coloring - SAS does a good
> (enough) job with this and I find it quite helpful in programming there.
> Currently if I am looking for this functionality for SPSS programs I use
> UltraEdit - however there are limitations to the capability there (e.g.,
> color codes only on the word, not the placement of the word in syntax).
>
> Perhaps if enough users are interested in this, it might be considered for a
> future release.
>
> J.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> Mark Webb
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 2:17 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Is SPSS devoid of colour ?
>
> I would like to -
> 1-Colour code data columns in the data editor 2-Colour code syntax.
> Syntax can be coloured in external text editors but when pasted into SPSS
> Syntax Editor all colour & fonts are removed.
>
> Is there a way around this ? Any suggestions ?
>
> Mark
> Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
> Caveats: NONE
>