Strange Macro Behavior
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This is just to find out if the behavior of a macro in a define is
normal. I can work around it and so there is no major problem. I have the following macro and macro call. VECTOR V=V1 TO V1530. DEFINE GRAPHGAUS (ARG1 = !TOKENS(1) / ARG2 = !TOKENS(1)) !DO !i = !ARG1 !TO !ARG2 GRAPH / SCATTERPLOT=PIXEL WITH !CONCAT(V,!i). !DOEND !ENDDEFINE. *GRAPHGAUS ARG1=1 ARG2=1530. This macro will produce 1530 graphs in one run. Whenever I do not want a procedure to run, like LIST or REGRESSION, I make it a comment. This always works. But it doesn't work when I comment out the GRAPHGAUS macro call. I have to put a space somewhere in the macro name so it is not recognized as a macro call. Are the arguments in a macro call being passed to the macro when the call is made into a comment the way the macro call is supposed to work? Stan ===================== 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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Try this:
/* GRAPHGAUS ARG1=1 ARG2=1530. */ IIRC, that is the only style of commenting that prevents macros from executing. EDIT. See also this Technote: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21479589 Stan Gorodenski wrote > This is just to find out if the behavior of a macro in a define is > normal. I can work around it and so there is no major problem. > > I have the following macro and macro call. > > VECTOR V=V1 TO V1530. > DEFINE GRAPHGAUS (ARG1 = !TOKENS(1) > / ARG2 = !TOKENS(1)) > !DO !i = !ARG1 !TO !ARG2 > GRAPH / SCATTERPLOT=PIXEL WITH !CONCAT(V,!i). > !DOEND > !ENDDEFINE. > > *GRAPHGAUS ARG1=1 ARG2=1530. > > This macro will produce 1530 graphs in one run. Whenever I do not want a > procedure to run, like LIST or REGRESSION, I make it a comment. This > always works. But it doesn't work when I comment out the GRAPHGAUS macro > call. I have to put a space somewhere in the macro name so it is not > recognized as a macro call. Are the arguments in a macro call being > passed to the macro when the call is made into a comment the way the > macro call is supposed to work? > Stan > > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > LISTSERV@.UGA > (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 ----- -- Bruce Weaver bweaver@lakeheadu.ca http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU (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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Thanks, Bruce. That worked.
Stan On 8/6/2018 1:07 PM, Bruce Weaver wrote: > Try this: > > /* GRAPHGAUS ARG1=1 ARG2=1530. */ > > IIRC, that is the only style of commenting that prevents macros from > executing. > > > > Stan Gorodenski wrote > >> This is just to find out if the behavior of a macro in a define is >> normal. I can work around it and so there is no major problem. >> >> I have the following macro and macro call. >> >> VECTOR V=V1 TO V1530. >> DEFINE GRAPHGAUS (ARG1 = !TOKENS(1) >> / ARG2 = !TOKENS(1)) >> !DO !i = !ARG1 !TO !ARG2 >> GRAPH / SCATTERPLOT=PIXEL WITH !CONCAT(V,!i). >> !DOEND >> !ENDDEFINE. >> >> *GRAPHGAUS ARG1=1 ARG2=1530. >> >> This macro will produce 1530 graphs in one run. Whenever I do not want a >> procedure to run, like LIST or REGRESSION, I make it a comment. This >> always works. But it doesn't work when I comment out the GRAPHGAUS macro >> call. I have to put a space somewhere in the macro name so it is not >> recognized as a macro call. Are the arguments in a macro call being >> passed to the macro when the call is made into a comment the way the >> macro call is supposed to work? >> Stan >> >> ===================== >> To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to >> > >> LISTSERV@.UGA >> > >> (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 >> > > > > > ----- > -- > Bruce Weaver > [hidden email] > http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ > > "When all else fails, RTFM." > > NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. > To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. > > -- > Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.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 > > > ===================== 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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Yep. And it should probably be !GRAPHGAUS for obvious reasons.
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Please reply to the list and not to my personal email.
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It works without the ! and the command syntax guide does not have the !
in their macro call. I'm using ver 21. Is the ! required in newer versions? Stan On 8/6/2018 1:35 PM, David Marso wrote: > Yep. And it should probably be !GRAPHGAUS for obvious reasons. > > > > ----- > Please reply to the list and not to my personal email. > Those desiring my consulting or training services please feel free to email me. > --- > "Nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras ante porcos ne forte conculcent eas pedibus suis." > Cum es damnatorum possederunt porcos iens ut salire off sanguinum cliff in abyssum?" > -- > Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.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 > > > ===================== 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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Starting the name with ! is just a convention. It is not and never has been a requirement. The reason to use it is to minimize the chance of colliding with other objects such as variable names where the ! is not allowed. On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 3:03 PM Stan Gorodenski <[hidden email]> wrote: It works without the ! and the command syntax guide does not have the ! |
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From what you said, I thought it might be nice to start the macro call
with a ! so it is easier to recognize it as a macro call. It didn't work. I got a message that said "The first word in the line is not recognized as an SPSS statistics command." I reran it without the ! and it worked. Again, I'm running version 21. Could this be the reason it is not working? Stan On 8/6/2018 3:48 PM, Jon Peck wrote: > Starting the name with ! is just a convention. It is not and never > has been a requirement. The reason to use it is to minimize the > chance of colliding with other objects such as variable names where > the ! is not allowed. > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 3:03 PM Stan Gorodenski <[hidden email] > <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote: > > It works without the ! and the command syntax guide does not have > the ! > in their macro call. I'm using ver 21. Is the ! required in newer > versions? > Stan > > > On 8/6/2018 1:35 PM, David Marso wrote: > > Yep. And it should probably be !GRAPHGAUS for obvious reasons. > > > > > > > > ----- > > Please reply to the list and not to my personal email. > > Those desiring my consulting or training services please feel > free to email me. > > --- > > "Nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras > ante porcos ne forte conculcent eas pedibus suis." > > Cum es damnatorum possederunt porcos iens ut salire off > sanguinum cliff in abyssum?" > > -- > > Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ > > > > ===================== > > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > > [hidden email] <mailto:[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 > > > > > > > > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > [hidden email] <mailto:[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 > > > > -- > Jon K Peck > [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > > ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a > message to [hidden email] > <mailto:[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 ===================== 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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If you use the ! both in the define command and in execution, it will be recognized. Use SET MPRINT ON. to see exactly how the macro expands. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:02 PM Stan Gorodenski <[hidden email]> wrote: From what you said, I thought it might be nice to start the macro call |
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Thanks. That worked and I'll use it, but cannot use the MPRINT ON
setting. Each output line begins with M> and it jumbles things enough, like some of my comments, that make it difficult to read the output. Stan On 8/7/2018 12:29 PM, Jon Peck wrote: > If you use the ! both in the define command and in execution, it will > be recognized. Use SET MPRINT ON. to see exactly how the macro expands. > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:02 PM Stan Gorodenski <[hidden email] > <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote: > > From what you said, I thought it might be nice to start the macro > call > with a ! so it is easier to recognize it as a macro call. It didn't > work. I got a message that said "The first word in the line is not > recognized as an SPSS statistics command." I reran it without the > ! and > it worked. Again, I'm running version 21. Could this be the reason > it is > not working? > Stan > > > On 8/6/2018 3:48 PM, Jon Peck wrote: > > Starting the name with ! is just a convention. It is not and never > > has been a requirement. The reason to use it is to minimize the > > chance of colliding with other objects such as variable names where > > the ! is not allowed. > > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 3:03 PM Stan Gorodenski > <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > > <mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>> > wrote: > > > > It works without the ! and the command syntax guide does not > have > > the ! > > in their macro call. I'm using ver 21. Is the ! required in > newer > > versions? > > Stan > > > > > > On 8/6/2018 1:35 PM, David Marso wrote: > > > Yep. And it should probably be !GRAPHGAUS for obvious reasons. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > Please reply to the list and not to my personal email. > > > Those desiring my consulting or training services please feel > > free to email me. > > > --- > > > "Nolite dare sanctum canibus neque mittatis margaritas vestras > > ante porcos ne forte conculcent eas pedibus suis." > > > Cum es damnatorum possederunt porcos iens ut salire off > > sanguinum cliff in abyssum?" > > > -- > > > Sent from: http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/ > > > > > > ===================== > > > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > > > [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > <mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:[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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===================== > > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > > [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > <mailto:[hidden email] > <mailto:[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 > > > > > > > > -- > > Jon K Peck > > [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > <mailto:[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> > > > > ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, > send a > > message to [hidden email] > <mailto:[hidden email]> > > <mailto:[hidden email] > <mailto:[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 > > ===================== > To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to > [hidden email] <mailto:[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 > > > > -- > Jon K Peck > [hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]> > ===================== 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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MPRINT ON is only intended for debugging purposes. It has no effect on the actual workings or expansion of the macro. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:42 PM Stan Gorodenski <[hidden email]> wrote: Thanks. That worked and I'll use it, but cannot use the MPRINT ON |
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