SPSS Community News

[Jon K Peck]

A new extension command, STATS OPEN PROJECT has been uploaded to the SPSS Community website (www.ibm.com/developerworks/spssdevcentral) in the Extension Commands collection.

This command allows you to define a set of syntax and a list of data, syntax, and output files that constitute a project.  The syntax is run and the files are opened when you run this command.  You can set this as automatic behavior when Statistics starts.

You define a project in a simple text file that has one or more [RUN], [OPEN], and [PROJECT] sections.  RUN is equivalent to an INSERT command.  OPEN does a GET on SAV files and opens syntax and output files in the user interface.  PROJECT allows a project to open other projects, so if you have a core set of files such as a macro library you often use and then a variety of projects that depend on them, you can reference the core PROJECT in the other projects.  The dialog box help describes the file format in more detail.

This command provides a dialog box interface and standard Statistics syntax.  It requires the Python Essentials, which can be obtained via the SPSS Community website or the Statistics product materials, depending on the version.  As of V22, you can install OPEN PROJECT from the Statistics Utilities menu.  Otherwise you can download and install it from the website.

Regards,

Jon Peck (no "h") aka Kim
Senior Software Engineer, IBM
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[David Marso]

I think I screwed up my Utilities menu by downloading and installing too many Extension bundles.
See attached screen capture.  Can't scroll the Utilities menu further as it goes off the screen.
Thoughts?