Using subtitle Command in SBS-Script

[Christoph Müllejans]

Hello,

here is my problem:

1.) if I use the syntax command: "subtitle Test."

--> it prints "Test" to the Output window. Thats fine!

--------------------------------------------

2.) if I open a scriptfile called "Test.sbs" and execute the following procedure:

Sub Main
                objSpssApp.ExecuteCommands "subtitle Test.", True
End Sub

--> it prints "Test" to the Output window. Thats fine, too!

--------------------------------------------

3.) BUT... if I call the script via Syntax with the command:
SCRIPT file="C:\Scripts\Test.sbs".

--> SPSS hangs up, showing "Script ..." in the lower status bar.

--------------------------------------------

I would be very glad, if somebody could tell me a solution.

Thank you very much.

Greetings,
Christoph

=====================
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

[Jon K Peck]

See below.
Jon Peck
SPSS, an IBM Company
[hidden email]
312-651-3435

From:	Christoph Müllejans <[hidden email]>
To:	[hidden email]
Date:	01/20/2010 06:02 AM
Subject:	[SPSSX-L] Using subtitle Command in SBS-Script
Sent by:	"SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

---

Hello,

here is my problem:

1.) if I use the syntax command: "subtitle Test."

--> it prints "Test" to the Output window. Thats fine!

--------------------------------------------

2.) if I open a scriptfile called "Test.sbs" and execute the following procedure:

Sub Main
               objSpssApp.ExecuteCommands "subtitle Test.", True
End Sub

--> it prints "Test" to the Output window. Thats fine, too!

--------------------------------------------

3.) BUT... if I call the script via Syntax with the command:
SCRIPT file="C:\Scripts\Test.sbs".

--> SPSS hangs up, showing "Script ..." in the lower status bar.

--------------------------------------------

I would be very glad, if somebody could tell me a solution.

>>>First, please always mention what SPSS version you are using.

When you call ExecuteCommands with the second parameter True, you are specifying synchronous operation.  That means that the script cannot finish until the command is executed.  But the Script command is executing (your script) so the subtitle command is waiting to execute until the script command is finished.

Deadlock.

Use Async execution, i.e., second parameter value of False, if you are using the Script command.

HTH,
Jon Peck

Thank you very much.

Greetings,
Christoph

=====================
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