Here's the problem with this method: if there is syntax following the SCRIPT command, the contents of the saved document will not generally correspond to the output that was present at the time the SCRIPT command occurred. The script runs asynchronously at the convenience of the SPSS front end, and it is likely that output generated after the SCRIPT command will be in the file you save.
This may not be a problem, but the viewer module approach I mentioned in an earlier message synchronizes the save in a way that this script cannot.
HTH,
Jon Peck
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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:
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Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:37 AM
To:
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Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] SAVING OUTPUT (*.spo)
Hi Carlos,
You can only save output in syntax in V15.
However Chris Gratham did write this script if it any help
"You can use a script to do this. Make a new script file in SPSS and
paste in the following:
Sub Main
Dim Name As String
Dim objOutput As ISpssOutputDoc
Name = objSpssApp.ScriptParameter(0)
Set objOutput = objSpssApp.GetDesignatedOutputDoc
objOutput.SaveAs(Name)
End Sub
Save this and you can call it from syntax. If, for example, you save
the file to your C:\ drive root as 'saveoutput.sbs' it can be run in
syntax with the line:
SCRIPT file="C:\saveoutput.sbs" ("C:\name_of_output_file.spo") .
I hope this helps. There are many more examples of how to do this in
slightly different ways (for example, saving and closing the active
output window then opening a new one) available on te internet and in
the archives of this list.
Chris"
HtH
Mike
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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:
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Carlos Renato
Sent: 16 November 2006 12:27
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Subject: SAVING OUTPUT (*.spo)
Dear friends of list
Do you know a syntax that saves a OUTPUT file (*.spo)?
Thanks for all responses....
Carlos Renato
Statistician
Recife - PE - Brazil
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