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Strange effect trying to open link to SPSS saved file on website

John F Hall
Something strange just happened with a link on my website.  I'm creating an index in MS-Word of every file on the site together with its respective internet address.  Everything worked fine with links to individual web pages and to files stored in *.doc format, but then, from my Word document, I opened page:
 

6:  Workshop resources

     http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/6-workshop-resources.html

 

and clicked on Pre-course self-completion survey 

 

<IMG src="file://C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image002.jpg" width=404 height=289 v:shapes="_x0000_i1025">

 

When I clicked Open PASW opened a blank Data Editor, but nothing else.  I then clicked the Pre-course self-completion survey link again, clicked Open again, and got a message saying file already in use, warning of changes being made etc. (can't [alt][prt scr] for the screenshot as it disappeared.  But when I clicked continue, the file opened up properly and I got the following in the .spo window.

 


GET

FILE='C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\FLLJ7OXN\class[1].sav'.

Warning # 67. Command name: GET FILE

The document is already in use by another user or process. If you make

changes to the document they may overwrite changes made by others or your

changes may be overwritten by others.

File opened C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\FLLJ7OXN\class[1].sav

DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FRONT.


This and other SPSS saved files are used extensively in my web-based tutorials: I found a workaround, but users will get confused and discouraged if they can't open them.  I'm going to close PASW and try again with this and other *.sav files, but meanwhile any ideas as to what happened?