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DAJudge

Reading Syntax

Bruce Weaver

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What exactly does the script do? And more specifically, what does it do on line 6? (It may be that there is a less complicated way to do what you want to do using ordinary syntax rather than a script.)

If it is not too terribly long, you could just post the script here. (IIRC, .wwd files are just text, so you should be able to open it with Notepad or any text editor, copy and paste into the body of your post.)

HTH.

DAJudge wrote

Dear Users,

I am having trouble loading a saved syntax file into active data. I usually work with STATA, but am collaborating with a humanities colleague who does not have a statistical background. We are currently using SPSS 22, and created a script file (.wwd) to monitor changes to a data file that includes string and numeric variables. However, every time I try to execute the script commands onto the original data I receive the following message:

Error: Expecting an existing scalar var.
At Line No: 6.

Any suggestion on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

David

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Jon K Peck

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Dear Users, I am having trouble loading a saved syntax file into active data. I usually work with STATA, but am collaborating with a humanities colleague who does not have a statistical background. We are currently using SPSS 22, and created a script file (.wwd) to monitor changes to a data file that includes string and numeric variables. However, every time I try to execute the script commands onto the original data I receive the following message: Error: Expecting an existing scalar var. At Line No: 6. Any suggestion on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, David -- View this message in context:http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Reading-Syntax-tp5730911.htmlSent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD

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DAJudge

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Thank you for your insight. I believe I have solved it, and the error was on my end. I was trying to save the command sequence as basic script, but when I tried again saving the sequence using syntax it worked without a problem.

David Abeling-Judge

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In case you haven't solved this...

This is an error in the VB script. It could perhaps come from an undeclared variable with Option Explicit set, which means that all variables must be declared before use, but more likely it is just an invalid variable reference.

Although Basic scripting is still supported, these days people are more likely to use the Python scripting option. I would have to see the details to make any suggestions toward a solution with either Basic or Python.

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Reading Syntax. Dear Users, I am having trouble loading a saved syntax file into active data. I usually work with STATA, but am collaborating with a humanities colleague who does not have a...