Temporary Command

[Tesiny, Ed]

When trying to execute the below syntax, I get error 4425, command TEMPORARY is misplaced.  I’ve used similar syntax many times before w/out a problem.  Any idea as to what is wrong here??

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (q25h = -1).

title 'No Participation in Activities'.

Compute NoAct=sum(q3 to q7).

TEMPORARY.

select if (q25a = -1 or q25b = -1 or q25c = -1 or q25d = -1 or q25e = -1 or q25f = -1 or q25g = -1).

title 'Participation in Activities'.

Compute YesAct=sum(q3 to q7).

 

Edward P. Tesiny

Director of Evaluation and Outcomes Management

New York State OASAS

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[Albert-Jan Roskam]

Hi,

I'd put the TITLE command before the TEMPORARY command (not sure if this is really necessary), and use only one TEMPORARY command (ie., delete the second one). What's the purpose of the title commands anyway? There's no visible output being generated. Why not use VARIABLE LABEL instead?

 

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Albert-Jan

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Subject: [SPSSX-L] Temporary Command

When trying to execute the below syntax, I get error 4425, command TEMPORARY is misplaced.  I’ve used similar syntax many times before w/out a problem.  Any idea as to what is wrong here??

 

TEMPORARY.

select if (q25h = -1).

title 'No Participation in Activities'.

Compute NoAct=sum(q3 to q7).

TEMPORARY.

select if (q25a = -1 or q25b = -1 or q25c = -1 or q25d = -1 or q25e = -1 or q25f = -1 or q25g = -1).

title 'Participation in Activities'.

Compute YesAct=sum(q3 to q7).

 

Edward P. Tesiny

Director of Evaluation and Outcomes Management

New York State OASAS

1450 Western Avenue

Albany, NY 12203

Phone:  [phone]

Fax:  [phone]

[hidden email]

 

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[Rich Ulrich]

>
> When trying to execute the below syntax, I get error 4425, command
> TEMPORARY is misplaced. I’ve used similar syntax many times before
> w/out a problem. Any idea as to what is wrong here??
>
>
>
> TEMPORARY.
>

> select if (q25h = -1).
>
> title 'No Participation in Activities'.
>
> Compute NoAct=sum(q3 to q7).
>
> TEMPORARY.
>
> select if (q25a = -1 or q25b = -1 or q25c = -1 or q25d = -1 or q25e =
> -1 or q25f = -1 or q25g = -1).

You effectively have two TEMPORARY lines in a row -- bad --
without reading the file between them.  If the second one
took effect, I suppose that, by logic, it would effectively
cause the lines between TEMPORARYs to be ignored - and that
is not what you want.  So, an error message is proper.

SELECT IF  only sets a switch, saying what to do when you
do read the file for a Procedure.  COMPUTE also is a step of
preparation.  The TEMPORARY stays in effect for one procedure
that causes the file to be read.

In addition to doing a procedure, an Execute  will cause a file
to be read -- By the same logic that prevents two TEMPORARY lines
in a row, SPSS should give an error for an Execute that follows
a TEMPORARY.

--
Rich Ulrich




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