Hi Joe, Jon et al,
In case you still have an issue with this, perhaps I can help. I just
successfuly converted SPSS mainframe system files from '73, '78 and '81.
That old original file format is incompatible with current versions (not
just big/little-endianish).
Hope I can help.
Chris
www.mullermedia.com
On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 07:58:21 -0500, Peck, Jon <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>If someone extracts the data in the same format (but hopefully not on
those things that were full of holes), and you can find the program
source, you might be able to mostly convert it to modern SPSS syntax using
>SPSS PC+ syntax convertor.sps
>which is still shipped with SPSS.
>
>The /PC+ program syntax was mostly adapted from the older (and smaller)
mainframe system, and the purpose of this script was to migrate that
syntax into the style of SPSS-X.
>
>I haven't run this script for years, so I wouldn't make any guarantees,
but it's there.
>
>-Jon Peck
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:
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F. J. Kelley
>Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:19 PM
>To:
[hidden email]
>Subject: [SPSSX-L] _old_ mainframe SPSS V9 usage stats program
>
>long, long ago ...
>in the 1980's as SPSS developed from v7 to v8 to v9, it had a different
syntax than it has now or even had in the 1990's. Not drastically
different, but different enough. When SPSS v9 became SPSS V10, the name
of the software itself was changed to SPSSx and instead of V10 it was V1,
and a new age began. The current version of SPSS is (I believe) SPSS
V15. But a lot of programs were written in the older form. Notably, the
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
provided code in the old form. And now, in the fullness of time, it has
come to me.......
>OK, the LOTR legend stuff is kinda fun, and I used the old SPSS and SPSSx
and then SPSS again, but now I need some help. Specifically, the old
mainframe V9 version of SPSS required a punched deck of yearly stats (yes,
punched cards) - the "usage statistics". I still have the old load module
and had a request for help from someone who had only the old program to
read this data.
>but ...
>the usage stats need to be generated, so I need a copy of the program
that produced the "H90 Usage Report" ... I know this one is kinda off the
wall, but does anyone have a copy of this? This is a program running on
an IBM mainframe OS is z/OS (looks like MVS to me). I know I once had
this pgm, but I'm not on the mf very often these days, and it was maybe 10
years ago when i last ran it, so I'm not certain where it is.
>anyway, thanks for any help.
>-- Joe Kelley
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