Syntax for counting variables in system file(s)

[Catherine Kubitschek]

I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of system files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.

Example:

A  B  C  D  E

1  2  1  2  1

2  2  2  2  2

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[Rick Oliver-3]

sysfile info "<filename>".

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Date:        06/29/2016 04:00 PM
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I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of system files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.

Example:

A  B  C  D  E
1  2  1  2  1
2  2  2  2  2

CODEBOOK can show me that I have 2 cases but I need to know that I have 5 variables (A-E) and I can't figure out how to make CODEBOOK show that.

From the few files that have been manually opened and counted I know there are files with from 18 to 662 variables. What I'd like is a way to have my computer run through the rest of them for me.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I didn't find it in my search.

Thanks!

Catherine
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[Jon Peck]

If you want to summarize a lot of files, try the GATHERMD extension command.  It takes a wildcard expression like c:\mydata\*.sav and creates a dataset listing all the variables in all the files it finds along with the file name and variable label.  So if you just want counts, aggregate that dataset using the file name as the break variable.

The syntax would be like

gathermd "c:\mydata\*.sav".

There are some other options, but you probably don't need them.  The command searches the subdirectories of the filespec as well as the specified directory.

If you don't have this command installed, you can add it from the Utilities menu.

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Rick Oliver <[hidden email]> wrote:

sysfile info "<filename>".

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From:        Catherine Kubitschek <[hidden email]>
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Date:        06/29/2016 04:00 PM
Subject:        Syntax for counting variables in system file(s)
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I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of system files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.

Example:

A  B  C  D  E
1  2  1  2  1
2  2  2  2  2

CODEBOOK can show me that I have 2 cases but I need to know that I have 5 variables (A-E) and I can't figure out how to make CODEBOOK show that.

From the few files that have been manually opened and counted I know there are files with from 18 to 662 variables. What I'd like is a way to have my computer run through the rest of them for me.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I didn't find it in my search.

Thanks!

Catherine
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[Bruce Weaver]

Ah yes, good idea Rick.  You could combine that with some OMS commands to generate one file that includes the variable counts for all the files.  Something like this, maybe:

* Suppress all output via OMS .
OMS /DESTINATION VIEWER=NO /TAG='suppressall'.

DATASET DECLARE  FileInfo.
OMS
  /SELECT TABLES
  /IF COMMANDS=['Sysfile Info'] SUBTYPES=['File Information']
  /DESTINATION FORMAT=SAV NUMBERED=TableNumber_
   OUTFILE='FileInfo' VIEWER=NO.

* For this bit, you could use a macro that loops through a list of files.
SYSFILE INFO "C:\SPSSdata\accidents.sav".
SYSFILE INFO "C:\SPSSdata\car_sales.sav".
SYSFILE INFO "C:\SPSSdata\salesperformance.sav".

OMSEND.

DATASET ACTIVATE FileInfo.
SELECT IF
 ANY(Var1,"Source","Data Information") and
 NOT ANY(Var2,"Weight Variable","Compressed").
.
EXECUTE.

Here is the main output from my small example:

TableNumber_ Var1             Var2                           Var3
 
         1   Source                                          C:\SPSSdata\accidents.sav
         1   Data Information N of Cases                     6
         1   Data Information N of Defined Variable Elements 4
         1   Data Information N of Named Variables           4
         2   Source                                          C:\SPSSdata\car_sales.sav
         2   Data Information N of Cases                     157
         2   Data Information N of Defined Variable Elements 29
         2   Data Information N of Named Variables           26
         3   Source                                          C:\SPSSdata\salesperformance.sav
         3   Data Information N of Cases                     60
         3   Data Information N of Defined Variable Elements 2
         3   Data Information N of Named Variables           2
 
Number of cases read:  12    Number of cases listed:  12

Rick Oliver wrote

sysfile info "<filename>".

Rick Oliver
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From:   Catherine Kubitschek <[hidden email]>
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Date:   06/29/2016 04:00 PM
Subject:        Syntax for counting variables in system file(s)
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I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of system
files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.

Example:

A  B  C  D  E
1  2  1  2  1
2  2  2  2  2

CODEBOOK can show me that I have 2 cases but I need to know that I have 5
variables (A-E) and I can't figure out how to make CODEBOOK show that.

From the few files that have been manually opened and counted I know there
are files with from 18 to 662 variables. What I'd like is a way to have my
computer run through the rest of them for me.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I didn't find it in my search.

Thanks!

Catherine
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[Jon Peck]

And why would you go to all that trouble, including having to list all the filespecs to be processed, instead of using the one-line solution I posted (or two if  you count AGGREGATE)?

gathermd "c:\mydata\*.sav".

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 4:08 PM, Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> wrote:

Ah yes, good idea Rick.  You could combine that with some OMS commands to
generate one file that includes the variable counts for all the files.
Something like this, maybe:

* Suppress all output via OMS .
OMS /DESTINATION VIEWER=NO /TAG='suppressall'.

DATASET DECLARE  FileInfo.
OMS
  /SELECT TABLES
  /IF COMMANDS=['Sysfile Info'] SUBTYPES=['File Information']
  /DESTINATION FORMAT=SAV NUMBERED=TableNumber_
   OUTFILE='FileInfo' VIEWER=NO.

* For this bit, you could use a macro that loops through a list of files.
SYSFILE INFO "C:\SPSSdata\accidents.sav".
SYSFILE INFO "C:\SPSSdata\car_sales.sav".
SYSFILE INFO "C:\SPSSdata\salesperformance.sav".

OMSEND.

DATASET ACTIVATE FileInfo.
SELECT IF
 ANY(Var1,"Source","Data Information") and
 NOT ANY(Var2,"Weight Variable","Compressed").
.
EXECUTE.

Here is the main output from my small example:

TableNumber_ Var1             Var2                           Var3

         1   Source
C:\SPSSdata\accidents.sav
         1   Data Information N of Cases                     6
         1   Data Information N of Defined Variable Elements 4
         1   Data Information N of Named Variables           4
         2   Source
C:\SPSSdata\car_sales.sav
         2   Data Information N of Cases                     157
         2   Data Information N of Defined Variable Elements 29
         2   Data Information N of Named Variables           26
         3   Source
C:\SPSSdata\salesperformance.sav
         3   Data Information N of Cases                     60
         3   Data Information N of Defined Variable Elements 2
         3   Data Information N of Named Variables           2

Number of cases read:  12    Number of cases listed:  12



Rick Oliver wrote
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> <filename>
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>
> Rick Oliver
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> Date:   06/29/2016 04:00 PM
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> I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of system
> files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.
>
> Example:
>
> A  B  C  D  E
> 1  2  1  2  1
> 2  2  2  2  2
>
> CODEBOOK can show me that I have 2 cases but I need to know that I have 5
> variables (A-E) and I can't figure out how to make CODEBOOK show that.
>
> From the few files that have been manually opened and counted I know there
> are files with from 18 to 662 variables. What I'd like is a way to have my
> computer run through the rest of them for me.
>
> Sorry if this has been discussed before but I didn't find it in my search.
>
> Thanks!
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> Catherine
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[David Marso]

I like Jon's idea.  and that first thing Bruce posted with FLIP all is a complete nightmare (what if the file has 1M cases?) Should always have a SELECT IF $CASENUM LE 1 before doing that sort of shenanigans.
I might delete it myself (I have the power).  OTOH, no need to resort to such barbaric crap in the first place ;-)

[David Marso]

Deleted Bruce's monstrosity ;-)  He will thank me later (even such it is still on UGA -  Maybe he should contact Joe?)

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Cat got your tongue? ;-)

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[Bruce Weaver]

I also like Jon's suggestion.  I didn't see it until after posting my follow-up to Rick.  

And yes FLIP ALL is a monstrosity (especially if you have a large file and omit the SELECT IF $CASENUM EQ 1).  But I would have left it there as an illustration that coding is an iterative process, and the first thought that pops into one's head isn't necessarily a great one!  ;-)

David Marso wrote

I like Jon's idea.  and that first thing Bruce posted with FLIP all is a complete nightmare (what if the file has 1M cases?) Should always have a SELECT IF $CASENUM LE 1 before doing that sort of shenanigans.
I might delete it myself (I have the power).  OTOH, no need to resort to such barbaric crap in the first place ;-)

[David Marso]

OTOH:  Sometimes the first thought is a great thought and you hit walls with SW bugs such as the crap I ran into recently with IMPUTE MISSING with split file and then a butt load of issues with OMS... turned a 3 day project into a F'ing 2 week nightmare with deplorable workaround bandaid bullshit!!!
Usually my first thoughts are the best thoughts due to years of experience (and making a whole lot of mistakes in the early years ;-))))).  Some of those mistakes are still being reposted by people who can't tell the difference.

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Bruce Weaver wrote

I also like Jon's suggestion.  I didn't see it until after posting my follow-up to Rick.  

And yes FLIP ALL is a monstrosity (especially if you have a large file and omit the SELECT IF $CASENUM EQ 1).  But I would have left it there as an illustration that coding is an iterative process, and the first thought that pops into one's head isn't necessarily a great one!  ;-)

David Marso wrote

I like Jon's idea.  and that first thing Bruce posted with FLIP all is a complete nightmare (what if the file has 1M cases?) Should always have a SELECT IF $CASENUM LE 1 before doing that sort of shenanigans.
I might delete it myself (I have the power).  OTOH, no need to resort to such barbaric crap in the first place ;-)

[Bruce Weaver]

I hit "Post" when aiming for "Quote".  Need more coffee!  

David Marso wrote

Cat got your tongue? ;-)

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[David Marso]

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Quote is FAR far away from the post button my friend ;-)
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I hit "Post" when aiming for "Quote".  Need more coffee!  

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[Bruce Weaver]

Now that I'm back at the office, I have tried GATHERMD.  After some Googling for more info and some experimentation, I discovered that it can take a list of files, which will be of interest to the OP.  E.g.,

GATHERMD
  "C:\SPSSdata\accidents.sav"
  "C:\SPSSdata\car_sales.sav"
  "C:\SPSSdata\salesperformance.sav"
.
****************************************************.
DATASET ACTIVATE xDataset7. /* See my question below.
****************************************************.
* Use AGGREGATE to create a simple file with one row for each source file
* (variable Source) and variable NumVars showing the number of variables.
AGGREGATE
  /OUTFILE=* MODE=REPLACE
  /BREAK=source
  /NumVars=N.
DATASET NAME NumVars.
ALTER TYPE Source(AMIN).
LIST.

Output from LIST:

source                           NumVars
 
C:/SPSSdata/accidents.sav              4
C:/SPSSdata/car_sales.sav             26
C:/SPSSdata/salesperformance.sav       2
 
Number of cases read:  3    Number of cases listed:  3


QUESTION:  Is there some way to restart numeric sequencing of these 'xDataset' dataset names at 1?  I got xDataset7 here despite having closed Xdataset1-xDataset6 before running this latest version of my syntax.  Alternatively, is there a way to specify one's own dataset name?


EDITED:  By the way, I eventually discovered that the MD in GATHERMD stands for "meta-data".  I thought I should add that in case anyone else was still puzzling over it.

Jon Peck wrote

If you want to summarize a lot of files, try the GATHERMD extension
command.  It takes a wildcard expression like c:\mydata\*.sav and creates a
dataset listing all the variables in all the files it finds along with the
file name and variable label.  So if you just want counts, aggregate that
dataset using the file name as the break variable.

The syntax would be like
gathermd "c:\mydata\*.sav".

There are some other options, but you probably don't need them.  The
command searches the subdirectories of the filespec as well as the
specified directory.

If you don't have this command installed, you can add it from the Utilities
menu.

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> sysfile info "<filename>".
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>
>
> From:        Catherine Kubitschek <[hidden email]>
> To:        [hidden email]
> Date:        06/29/2016 04:00 PM
> Subject:        Syntax for counting variables in system file(s)
> Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of system
> files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.
>
> Example:
>
> A  B  C  D  E
> 1  2  1  2  1
> 2  2  2  2  2
>
> CODEBOOK can show me that I have 2 cases but I need to know that I have 5
> variables (A-E) and I can't figure out how to make CODEBOOK show that.
>
> From the few files that have been manually opened and counted I know there
> are files with from 18 to 662 variables. What I'd like is a way to have my
> computer run through the rest of them for me.
>
> Sorry if this has been discussed before but I didn't find it in my search.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Catherine
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[David Marso]

"QUESTION:  Is there some way to restart numeric sequencing of these 'xDataset' dataset names at 1?  I got xDataset7 here despite having closed Xdataset1-xDataset6 before running this latest version of my syntax. "

Likely not short of restarting SPSS.  AFAIK it keeps a counter from start of session and increments each time a new dataset is defined ;-).  Last week I was staring at DATASET 20001 etc...due to unforeseen nasty backend bugs which I will refrain from reiterating lest I crawl back into that nightmare and pull out the remainder of my rapidly graying hair.

"Alternatively, is there a way to specify one's own dataset name? "
I do not know, what do the docs say?

[Jon Peck]

My guess is that the OP, who said they had many files, would want to use the wildcard to avoid listing them, but an explicit list also works.  Or regular expression patterns can be used with the FILENAMEPATTERN keyword on the OPTIONS subcommand.

Statistics does not reuse automatic dataset names within a session.

You can specify a dataset name to GATHERMD as

DSNAME=name.

The full syntax help is available via F1 in the Syntax Editor with the cursor on the command (just like built-in commands) with V23 or later or by running

GATHERMD /HELP.

On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> wrote:

Now that I'm back at the office, I have tried GATHERMD.  After some Googling
for more info and some experimentation, I discovered that it can take a list
of files, which will be of interest to the OP.  E.g.,

GATHERMD
  "C:\SPSSdata\accidents.sav"
  "C:\SPSSdata\car_sales.sav"
  "C:\SPSSdata\salesperformance.sav"
.
****************************************************.
DATASET ACTIVATE xDataset7. /* See my question below.
****************************************************.
* Use AGGREGATE to create a simple file with one row for each source file
* (variable Source) and variable NumVars showing the number of variables.
AGGREGATE
  /OUTFILE=* MODE=REPLACE
  /BREAK=source
  /NumVars=N.
DATASET NAME NumVars.
ALTER TYPE Source(AMIN).
LIST.

Output from LIST:

source                           NumVars

C:/SPSSdata/accidents.sav              4
C:/SPSSdata/car_sales.sav             26
C:/SPSSdata/salesperformance.sav       2

Number of cases read:  3    Number of cases listed:  3


*QUESTION*:  Is there some way to restart numeric sequencing of these
'xDataset' dataset names at 1?  I got xDataset7 here despite having closed
Xdataset1-xDataset6 before running this latest version of my syntax.
Alternatively, is there a way to specify one's own dataset name?




Jon Peck wrote
> If you want to summarize a lot of files, try the GATHERMD extension
> command.  It takes a wildcard expression like c:\mydata\*.sav and creates
> a
> dataset listing all the variables in all the files it finds along with the
> file name and variable label.  So if you just want counts, aggregate that
> dataset using the file name as the break variable.
>
> The syntax would be like
> gathermd "c:\mydata\*.sav".
>
> There are some other options, but you probably don't need them.  The
> command searches the subdirectories of the filespec as well as the
> specified directory.
>
> If you don't have this command installed, you can add it from the
> Utilities
> menu.
>
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Rick Oliver <

> oliverr@.ibm

> > wrote:
>
>> sysfile info "
> <filename>
> ".
>>
>> Rick Oliver
>> Senior Information Developer
>> IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
>> E-mail:

> oliverr@.ibm

>>
>>
>>
>> From:        Catherine Kubitschek <

> Catherine.A.Kubitschek.2@

> >
>> To:

> SPSSX-L@.UGA

>> Date:        06/29/2016 04:00 PM
>> Subject:        Syntax for counting variables in system file(s)
>> Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <

> SPSSX-L@.UGA

> >
>> ------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of
>> system
>> files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.
>>
>> Example:
>>
>> A  B  C  D  E
>> 1  2  1  2  1
>> 2  2  2  2  2
>>
>> CODEBOOK can show me that I have 2 cases but I need to know that I have 5
>> variables (A-E) and I can't figure out how to make CODEBOOK show that.
>>
>> From the few files that have been manually opened and counted I know
>> there
>> are files with from 18 to 662 variables. What I'd like is a way to have
>> my
>> computer run through the rest of them for me.
>>
>> Sorry if this has been discussed before but I didn't find it in my
>> search.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Catherine
>> ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a
>> message to *

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[Bruce Weaver]

Is the GATHERMD help available online somewhere?  Here's what I get when I try your suggestions, Jon:

GATHERMD /HELP.
Help file not found:file://C:\\ProgramData\\IBM\\SPSS\\Statistics\\23\\extensions\GATHERMD\markdown.html

Jon Peck wrote

My guess is that the OP, who said they had many files, would want to use
the wildcard to avoid listing them, but an explicit list also works.  Or
regular expression patterns can be used with the FILENAMEPATTERN keyword on
the OPTIONS subcommand.

Statistics does not reuse automatic dataset names within a session.

You can specify a dataset name to GATHERMD as
DSNAME=*name.*

The full syntax help is available via F1 in the Syntax Editor with the
cursor on the command (just like built-in commands) with V23 or later or by
running
GATHERMD /HELP.

On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Now that I'm back at the office, I have tried GATHERMD.  After some
> Googling
> for more info and some experimentation, I discovered that it can take a
> list
> of files, which will be of interest to the OP.  E.g.,
>
> GATHERMD
>   "C:\SPSSdata\accidents.sav"
>   "C:\SPSSdata\car_sales.sav"
>   "C:\SPSSdata\salesperformance.sav"
> .
> ****************************************************.
> DATASET ACTIVATE xDataset7. /* See my question below.
> ****************************************************.
> * Use AGGREGATE to create a simple file with one row for each source file
> * (variable Source) and variable NumVars showing the number of variables.
> AGGREGATE
>   /OUTFILE=* MODE=REPLACE
>   /BREAK=source
>   /NumVars=N.
> DATASET NAME NumVars.
> ALTER TYPE Source(AMIN).
> LIST.
>
> Output from LIST:
>
> source                           NumVars
>
> C:/SPSSdata/accidents.sav              4
> C:/SPSSdata/car_sales.sav             26
> C:/SPSSdata/salesperformance.sav       2
>
> Number of cases read:  3    Number of cases listed:  3
>
>
> *QUESTION*:  Is there some way to restart numeric sequencing of these
> 'xDataset' dataset names at 1?  I got xDataset7 here despite having closed
> Xdataset1-xDataset6 before running this latest version of my syntax.
> Alternatively, is there a way to specify one's own dataset name?
>
>
>
>
> Jon Peck wrote
> > If you want to summarize a lot of files, try the GATHERMD extension
> > command.  It takes a wildcard expression like c:\mydata\*.sav and creates
> > a
> > dataset listing all the variables in all the files it finds along with
> the
> > file name and variable label.  So if you just want counts, aggregate that
> > dataset using the file name as the break variable.
> >
> > The syntax would be like
> > gathermd "c:\mydata\*.sav".
> >
> > There are some other options, but you probably don't need them.  The
> > command searches the subdirectories of the filespec as well as the
> > specified directory.
> >
> > If you don't have this command installed, you can add it from the
> > Utilities
> > menu.
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Rick Oliver <
>
> > oliverr@.ibm
>
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> sysfile info "
> > <filename>
> > ".
> >>
> >> Rick Oliver
> >> Senior Information Developer
> >> IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
> >> E-mail:
>
> > oliverr@.ibm
>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From:        Catherine Kubitschek <
>
> > Catherine.A.Kubitschek.2@
>
> > >
> >> To:
>
> > SPSSX-L@.UGA
>
> >> Date:        06/29/2016 04:00 PM
> >> Subject:        Syntax for counting variables in system file(s)
> >> Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <
>
> > SPSSX-L@.UGA
>
> > >
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of
> >> system
> >> files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.
> >>
> >> Example:
> >>
> >> A  B  C  D  E
> >> 1  2  1  2  1
> >> 2  2  2  2  2
> >>
> >> CODEBOOK can show me that I have 2 cases but I need to know that I have
> 5
> >> variables (A-E) and I can't figure out how to make CODEBOOK show that.
> >>
> >> From the few files that have been manually opened and counted I know
> >> there
> >> are files with from 18 to 662 variables. What I'd like is a way to have
> >> my
> >> computer run through the rest of them for me.
> >>
> >> Sorry if this has been discussed before but I didn't find it in my
> >> search.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Catherine
> >> ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a
> >> message to *
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[Bruce Weaver]

I'll (at least partially) answer my own question.  One can get a dialog for GATHERMD by clicking on File > Collect Variable Information.  When I clicked on the Help button in that dialog, I was taken to a local copy of the help file, which I've appended at the bottom of this post (in case others are also having trouble getting access to it).  Via the dialog, and after a little fiddling around, I was able to produce this example, which is probably close to what Catherine (the OP) is looking for.  It reads all .sav files in the specified folder.

GATHERMD "C:\SPSSdata"
 /OPTIONS FILETYPES=spss  ATTRLENGTH=256 DSNAME = GMDresults.

DATASET ACTIVATE GMDresults.
AGGREGATE
  /OUTFILE=* MODE=REPLACE
  /BREAK=source
  /NumVars=N.
DATASET NAME NumVars.
ALTER TYPE source(AMIN).
LIST /CASES FROM 1 to 10.

Output from LIST:

source                                          NumVars
 
C:/SPSSdata/1991 U.S. General Social Survey.sav      43
C:/SPSSdata/accidents.sav                             4
C:/SPSSdata/adl.sav                                  14
C:/SPSSdata/advert.sav                                2
C:/SPSSdata/aflatoxin.sav                             2
C:/SPSSdata/aflatoxin20.sav                           2
C:/SPSSdata/anorectic.sav                            22
C:/SPSSdata/anticonvulsants.sav                       9
C:/SPSSdata/bankloan_binning.sav                      9
C:/SPSSdata/bankloan_cs_noweights.sav                12
 
Number of cases read:  10    Number of cases listed:  10





APPENDIX:  HELP FILE FOR GATHERMD

Scan Data Files for Variable Information

Using this dialog box you can create a dataset containing information about the variable dictionaries in one or more IBM® SPSS® Statistics, SAS, or Stata files.

►To run this procedure, from the menus choose:

 Files
  Collect Variable Information...

► All variables in the selected files are included.

Directory to Search. Enter a directory to search. Its subdirectories are also searched.

File Name Pattern. A regular expression pattern can be used to filter the files processed. For example, car would limit the files to those whose name starts with "car". The pattern .*car would accept any filenames containing "car".

• Regular expressions are not the same as the filename wildcards found in many operating systems. For example, abc* will match any name starting with ab: it means literally ab followed by zero or more c's.

• The regular expression is not case sensitive, and it is applied to the name of the file without the extension.

For a full explanation of regular expressions, one good source is http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/regex/. If no pattern is given, all files of the specified types are processed.

File Types to Scan. Check the boxes for the desired file types. The file types are:

• IBM SPSS Statistics: .sav, .por

• SAS: .sas7bdat, .sd7, .sd2, .ssd01, and .xpt

• Stata: .dta

List of Custom Attributes to Include. Enter the names of any custom attributes whose values should be included in the output.

Maximum Length for Attribute Values. Custom attribute values can be up to 32767 bytes long. By default values are truncated to 256 bytes. Enter a different value to change this limit.
Additional Features

This dialog generates syntax for the GATHERMD extension command. To display help for this command, run the following syntax:

GATHERMD /HELP.
In syntax, a list of directories can be specified.
Requirements

This dialog requires the Integration Plug-In for Python and the GATHERMD extension command. For IBM SPSS Statistics 19 and higher, the Plug-In and the extension command are installed with the Essentials for Python package. For more information, see How to Get Integration Plug-Ins, under Core System > Frequently Asked Questions in the IBM SPSS Statistics Help system. If you downloaded the GATHERMD extension command from the SPSS Community, then please follow the instructions in the associated readme file.

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1989, 2013

Bruce Weaver wrote

Is the GATHERMD help available online somewhere?  Here's what I get when I try your suggestions, Jon:

GATHERMD /HELP.
Help file not found:file://C:\\ProgramData\\IBM\\SPSS\\Statistics\\23\\extensions\GATHERMD\markdown.html

Jon Peck wrote

My guess is that the OP, who said they had many files, would want to use
the wildcard to avoid listing them, but an explicit list also works.  Or
regular expression patterns can be used with the FILENAMEPATTERN keyword on
the OPTIONS subcommand.

Statistics does not reuse automatic dataset names within a session.

You can specify a dataset name to GATHERMD as
DSNAME=*name.*

The full syntax help is available via F1 in the Syntax Editor with the
cursor on the command (just like built-in commands) with V23 or later or by
running
GATHERMD /HELP.

[Jon Peck]

Firefox changed its behavior after V23 was released in a way that causes the syntax help access to fail.  I worked around this in V24, but I also posted the updated code (extension.py) on the old Community website:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/files/app/file/8dbd8e76-74b0-4798-9a3b-81c2d45560bd

The code is compatible with V23 and older versions.

So, you can access the help in three ways

1) replace the extension.py module you have with the one above.  It will be in the python\lib\site-packages directory under your Statistics installation in most cases.  You will need to restart Statistics after doing that.

2) Use a different browser as your default browser.  FF was the only one that failed when I tested this some time ago.

3) Access the help file directly from any browser as

file://C:\ProgramData\IBM\SPSS\Statistics\23\extensions\GATHERMD\markdown.html

in your case.

This applies to the syntax help for all the extensions.

On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Bruce Weaver <[hidden email]> wrote:

Is the GATHERMD help available online somewhere?  Here's what I get when I
try your suggestions, Jon:

GATHERMD /HELP.
Help file not
found:file://C:\\ProgramData\\IBM\\SPSS\\Statistics\\23\\extensions\GATHERMD\markdown.html




Jon Peck wrote
> My guess is that the OP, who said they had many files, would want to use
> the wildcard to avoid listing them, but an explicit list also works.  Or
> regular expression patterns can be used with the FILENAMEPATTERN keyword
> on
> the OPTIONS subcommand.
>
> Statistics does not reuse automatic dataset names within a session.
>
> You can specify a dataset name to GATHERMD as
> DSNAME=*name.*
>
> The full syntax help is available via F1 in the Syntax Editor with the
> cursor on the command (just like built-in commands) with V23 or later or
> by
> running
> GATHERMD /HELP.
>
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Bruce Weaver <

> bruce.weaver@

> >

> wrote:
>
>> Now that I'm back at the office, I have tried GATHERMD.  After some
>> Googling
>> for more info and some experimentation, I discovered that it can take a
>> list
>> of files, which will be of interest to the OP.  E.g.,
>>
>> GATHERMD
>>   "C:\SPSSdata\accidents.sav"
>>   "C:\SPSSdata\car_sales.sav"
>>   "C:\SPSSdata\salesperformance.sav"
>> .
>> ****************************************************.
>> DATASET ACTIVATE xDataset7. /* See my question below.
>> ****************************************************.
>> * Use AGGREGATE to create a simple file with one row for each source file
>> * (variable Source) and variable NumVars showing the number of variables.
>> AGGREGATE
>>   /OUTFILE=* MODE=REPLACE
>>   /BREAK=source
>>   /NumVars=N.
>> DATASET NAME NumVars.
>> ALTER TYPE Source(AMIN).
>> LIST.
>>
>> Output from LIST:
>>
>> source                           NumVars
>>
>> C:/SPSSdata/accidents.sav              4
>> C:/SPSSdata/car_sales.sav             26
>> C:/SPSSdata/salesperformance.sav       2
>>
>> Number of cases read:  3    Number of cases listed:  3
>>
>>
>> *QUESTION*:  Is there some way to restart numeric sequencing of these
>> 'xDataset' dataset names at 1?  I got xDataset7 here despite having
>> closed
>> Xdataset1-xDataset6 before running this latest version of my syntax.
>> Alternatively, is there a way to specify one's own dataset name?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jon Peck wrote
>> > If you want to summarize a lot of files, try the GATHERMD extension
>> > command.  It takes a wildcard expression like c:\mydata\*.sav and
>> creates
>> > a
>> > dataset listing all the variables in all the files it finds along with
>> the
>> > file name and variable label.  So if you just want counts, aggregate
>> that
>> > dataset using the file name as the break variable.
>> >
>> > The syntax would be like
>> > gathermd "c:\mydata\*.sav".
>> >
>> > There are some other options, but you probably don't need them.  The
>> > command searches the subdirectories of the filespec as well as the
>> > specified directory.
>> >
>> > If you don't have this command installed, you can add it from the
>> > Utilities
>> > menu.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Rick Oliver <
>>
>> > oliverr@.ibm
>>
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> sysfile info "
>> >
> <filename>
>> > ".
>> >>
>> >> Rick Oliver
>> >> Senior Information Developer
>> >> IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
>> >> E-mail:
>>
>> > oliverr@.ibm
>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From:        Catherine Kubitschek <
>>
>> > Catherine.A.Kubitschek.2@
>>
>> > >
>> >> To:
>>
>> > SPSSX-L@.UGA
>>
>> >> Date:        06/29/2016 04:00 PM
>> >> Subject:        Syntax for counting variables in system file(s)
>> >> Sent by:        "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <
>>
>> > SPSSX-L@.UGA
>>
>> > >
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I need to know the number of variables in each of a large number of
>> >> system
>> >> files. Is there any syntax for this? I'm on SPSS 23.
>> >>
>> >> Example:
>> >>
>> >> A  B  C  D  E
>> >> 1  2  1  2  1
>> >> 2  2  2  2  2
>> >>
>> >> CODEBOOK can show me that I have 2 cases but I need to know that I
>> have
>> 5
>> >> variables (A-E) and I can't figure out how to make CODEBOOK show that.
>> >>
>> >> From the few files that have been manually opened and counted I know
>> >> there
>> >> are files with from 18 to 662 variables. What I'd like is a way to
>> have
>> >> my
>> >> computer run through the rest of them for me.
>> >>
>> >> Sorry if this has been discussed before but I didn't find it in my
>> >> search.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >>
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