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Luca Meyer-3

What's wrong with this macro?

Hello,

I am writing a macro to repeat a number of times the following operation:

TEMPORARY.

SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,"[D00184]")>0 AND RESPONSE="1".

SAVE OUTFILE "T/2010SLAM_D00184_1.SAV" /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

The variable bits of the syntax I am trying to built are question id (D00184) and response id (1).

Can anyone suggest what's wrong with this macro?

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.

SET MPRINT ON.

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))

!DO !I=1 !TO !R.

!TEMPORARY.

!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN

SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

!IFEND

!DOEND.

!ENDDEFINE.

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

The output I get is:

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
5943  0 M>  SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
SET MPRINT ON.
5944  0 M>  SET MPRINT ON.

5945  0 M>
DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
5946  0 M>  DEFINE
5947  0 M>   !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
5948  0 M>  !DO !I=1 !TO !R.
!TEMPORARY.
5949  0 M>  !TEMPORARY.
!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.
5950  0 M>  !IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.

>Error # 6844 in column 78.  Text: !THEN
>The end of a macro expression occurred when an operator was expected.
>Execution of this command stops.
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
5951  0 M>  SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!IFEND.
5952  0 M>  !IFEND.
!DOEND.
5953  0 M>  !DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.
5954  0 M>  !ENDDEFINE.

Or, in alternative, is there a easier/more efficient way to do what I am trying to do with Python programmability?

Thanks,

Luca

Luca Meyer
www.lucameyer.com
PASW Statistics v. 18.0.2 (2-apr-2010)

R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24)
Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573) - kernel Darwin 10.3.0

Marks, Jim

Re: What's wrong with this macro?

Is the error the !AND command? Try changing !AND to AND:

!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN

!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN

Jim Marks

Director, Market Research

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Luca Meyer
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 2:45 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: What's wrong with this macro?

Hello,

I am writing a macro to repeat a number of times the following operation:

TEMPORARY.

SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,"[D00184]")>0 AND RESPONSE="1".

SAVE OUTFILE "T/2010SLAM_D00184_1.SAV" /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

The variable bits of the syntax I am trying to built are question id (D00184) and response id (1).

Can anyone suggest what's wrong with this macro?

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.

SET MPRINT ON.

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))

!DO !I=1 !TO !R.

!TEMPORARY.

!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN

SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

!IFEND

!DOEND.

!ENDDEFINE.

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

The output I get is:

Or, in alternative, is there a easier/more efficient way to do what I am trying to do with Python programmability?

Thanks,

Luca

Luca Meyer
www.lucameyer.com
PASW Statistics v. 18.0.2 (2-apr-2010)

R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24)
Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573) - kernel Darwin 10.3.0

Bruce Weaver

Re: What's wrong with this macro?

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In reply to this post by Luca Meyer-3

I think that one problem is you are treating ordinary syntax commands as if they are macro commands. E.g., why do you have !TEMPORARY rather than just TEMPORARY?

In the straight syntax, you use a TEMPORARY-SELECT-IF. Why do you change from that in the macro? I.e., why not try something like this?

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']') ) )>0 AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I).
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.

This is untested, of course.

Luca Meyer-3 wrote

Hello,

I am writing a macro to repeat a number of times the following operation:

TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,"[D00184]")>0 AND RESPONSE="1".
SAVE OUTFILE "T/2010SLAM_D00184_1.SAV" /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

The variable bits of the syntax I am trying to built are question id (D00184) and response id (1).

Can anyone suggest what's wrong with this macro?

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
SET MPRINT ON.

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
!TEMPORARY.
!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!IFEND
!DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

The output I get is:

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
5943 0 M> SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
SET MPRINT ON.
5944 0 M> SET MPRINT ON.

5945 0 M>
DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
5946 0 M> DEFINE
5947 0 M> !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
5948 0 M> !DO !I=1 !TO !R.
!TEMPORARY.
5949 0 M> !TEMPORARY.
!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.
5950 0 M> !IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.

>Error # 6844 in column 78. Text: !THEN
>The end of a macro expression occurred when an operator was expected.
>Execution of this command stops.
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
5951 0 M> SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!IFEND.
5952 0 M> !IFEND.
!DOEND.
5953 0 M> !DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.
5954 0 M> !ENDDEFINE.

Or, in alternative, is there a easier/more efficient way to do what I am trying to do with Python programmability?

Thanks,
Luca

Luca Meyer
www.lucameyer.com
PASW Statistics v. 18.0.2 (2-apr-2010)
R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24)
Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573) - kernel Darwin 10.3.0

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Luca Meyer-3

Re: What's wrong with this macro?

Hello Bruce,

The format you propose does not yield error but when I run

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

I get:

>Warning # 228
>Invalid string found where numeric value required in macro expression.

>Warning # 221
>Macro expansion found an error interpreting an operation code.  Check the
>arguments to functions and loop parameters for valid values.
7455  0 M>  !ERROR_MACRO

>Error # 1.  Command name: !ERROR_MACRO
>The first word in the line is not recognized as a PASW Statistics command.
>Execution of this command stops.
7456  0 M>   !D=D00184 !R=3.

And I do not get the 3 files I expected.

Do you have any idea why this is happening?

Cheers,

Luca

Il giorno 09/giu/2010, alle ore 22.46, Bruce Weaver ha scritto:

I think that one problem is you are treating ordinary syntax commands as if
they are macro commands. E.g., why do you have !TEMPORARY rather than just
TEMPORARY?

In the straight syntax, you use a TEMPORARY-SELECT-IF. Why do you change
from that in the macro? I.e., why not try something like this?

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']') ) )>0 AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I).
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP
RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.

This is untested, of course.

Luca Meyer-3 wrote:

Hello,

I am writing a macro to repeat a number of times the following operation:

TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,"[D00184]")>0 AND RESPONSE="1".
SAVE OUTFILE "T/2010SLAM_D00184_1.SAV" /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

The variable bits of the syntax I am trying to built are question id
(D00184) and response id (1).

Can anyone suggest what's wrong with this macro?

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
SET MPRINT ON.

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
!TEMPORARY.
!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP
RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!IFEND
!DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

The output I get is:

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
5943 0 M> SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
SET MPRINT ON.
5944 0 M> SET MPRINT ON.

5945 0 M>
DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
5946 0 M> DEFINE
5947 0 M> !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
5948 0 M> !DO !I=1 !TO !R.
!TEMPORARY.
5949 0 M> !TEMPORARY.
!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.
5950 0 M> !IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.

Error # 6844 in column 78. Text: !THEN
The end of a macro expression occurred when an operator was expected.
Execution of this command stops.
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP
RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
5951 0 M> SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV'))
/KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!IFEND.
5952 0 M> !IFEND.
!DOEND.
5953 0 M> !DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.
5954 0 M> !ENDDEFINE.

Or, in alternative, is there a easier/more efficient way to do what I am
trying to do with Python programmability?

Thanks,
Luca

Luca Meyer
www.lucameyer.com
PASW Statistics v. 18.0.2 (2-apr-2010)
R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24)
Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573) - kernel Darwin 10.3.0

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Csernai, Eszter

Re: What's wrong with this macro?

Hi Luca,

I think in the macro call, you should not use the “!” in front of the argument names.

That is, the macro call should be: !IMPORT D=D00184 R=3.

I am not sure this is what causes the problem, but maybe it is worth a try.

Eszter

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Luca Meyer
Sent: 10 June 2010 00:19
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: What's wrong with this macro?

Hello Bruce,

The format you propose does not yield error but when I run

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

I get:

And I do not get the 3 files I expected.

Do you have any idea why this is happening?

Cheers,

Luca

Il giorno 09/giu/2010, alle ore 22.46, Bruce Weaver ha scritto:

I think that one problem is you are treating ordinary syntax commands as if
they are macro commands. E.g., why do you have !TEMPORARY rather than just
TEMPORARY?

In the straight syntax, you use a TEMPORARY-SELECT-IF. Why do you change
from that in the macro? I.e., why not try something like this?

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']') ) )>0 AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I).
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP
RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.

This is untested, of course.

Luca Meyer-3 wrote:

Hello,

I am writing a macro to repeat a number of times the following operation:

TEMPORARY.

SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,"[D00184]")>0 AND RESPONSE="1".

SAVE OUTFILE "T/2010SLAM_D00184_1.SAV" /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

The variable bits of the syntax I am trying to built are question id

(D00184) and response id (1).

Can anyone suggest what's wrong with this macro?

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.

SET MPRINT ON.

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))

!DO !I=1 !TO !R.

!TEMPORARY.

!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND

RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN

SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP

RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

!IFEND

!DOEND.

!ENDDEFINE.

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

The output I get is:

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.

5943 0 M> SET PRINTBACK LISTING.

SET MPRINT ON.

5944 0 M> SET MPRINT ON.

5945 0 M>

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))

5946 0 M> DEFINE

5947 0 M> !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))

!DO !I=1 !TO !R.

5948 0 M> !DO !I=1 !TO !R.

!TEMPORARY.

5949 0 M> !TEMPORARY.

!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND

RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.

5950 0 M> !IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND

RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.

Error # 6844 in column 78. Text: !THEN

The end of a macro expression occurred when an operator was expected.

Execution of this command stops.

SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP

RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

5951 0 M> SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV'))

/KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

!IFEND.

5952 0 M> !IFEND.

!DOEND.

5953 0 M> !DOEND.

!ENDDEFINE.

5954 0 M> !ENDDEFINE.

Or, in alternative, is there a easier/more efficient way to do what I am

trying to do with Python programmability?

Thanks,

Luca

Luca Meyer

www.lucameyer.com

PASW Statistics v. 18.0.2 (2-apr-2010)

R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24)

Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573) - kernel Darwin 10.3.0

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Luca Meyer-3

Re: What's wrong with this macro?

<base href="x-msg://69/">Thanks Eszter,

That was it, not it works!

Luca

Il giorno 10/giu/2010, alle ore 13.50, Csernai, Eszter ha scritto:

Hi Luca,

I think in the macro call, you should not use the “!” in front of the argument names.

That is, the macro call should be: !IMPORT D=D00184 R=3.

I am not sure this is what causes the problem, but maybe it is worth a try.

Eszter

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Luca Meyer
Sent: 10 June 2010 00:19
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: What's wrong with this macro?

Hello Bruce,

The format you propose does not yield error but when I run

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

I get:

>Warning # 228
>Invalid string found where numeric value required in macro expression.

>Warning # 221
>Macro expansion found an error interpreting an operation code.  Check the
>arguments to functions and loop parameters for valid values.
7455  0 M>  !ERROR_MACRO

>Error # 1.  Command name: !ERROR_MACRO
>The first word in the line is not recognized as a PASW Statistics command.
>Execution of this command stops.
7456  0 M>   !D=D00184 !R=3.
And I do not get the 3 files I expected.

Do you have any idea why this is happening?

Cheers,
Luca

Il giorno 09/giu/2010, alle ore 22.46, Bruce Weaver ha scritto:

I think that one problem is you are treating ordinary syntax commands as if
they are macro commands. E.g., why do you have !TEMPORARY rather than just
TEMPORARY?

In the straight syntax, you use a TEMPORARY-SELECT-IF. Why do you change
from that in the macro? I.e., why not try something like this?

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']') ) )>0 AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I).
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP
RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.

This is untested, of course.

Luca Meyer-3 wrote:

Hello,

I am writing a macro to repeat a number of times the following operation:

TEMPORARY.
SELECT IF INDEX(QUESTION,"[D00184]")>0 AND RESPONSE="1".
SAVE OUTFILE "T/2010SLAM_D00184_1.SAV" /KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.

The variable bits of the syntax I am trying to built are question id
(D00184) and response id (1).

Can anyone suggest what's wrong with this macro?

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
SET MPRINT ON.

DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
!TEMPORARY.
!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP
RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!IFEND
!DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.

!IMPORT !D=D00184 !R=3.

The output I get is:

SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
5943 0 M> SET PRINTBACK LISTING.
SET MPRINT ON.
5944 0 M> SET MPRINT ON.

5945 0 M>
DEFINE !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
5946 0 M> DEFINE
5947 0 M>   !IMPORT (D=!TOKENS(1) /R=!TOKENS(1))
!DO !I=1 !TO !R.
5948 0 M> !DO !I=1 !TO !R.
!TEMPORARY.
5949 0 M> !TEMPORARY.
!IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.
5950 0 M> !IF (!INDEX(QUESTION,!QUOTE(!CONCAT('[',!D,']'))>0 !AND
RESPONSE=!QUOTE(!I)) !THEN.

Error # 6844 in column 78. Text: !THEN
The end of a macro expression occurred when an operator was expected.
Execution of this command stops.
SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV')) /KEEP
RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
5951 0 M> SAVE OUTFILE=!QUOTE(!CONCAT('T/2010SLAM_',!D,'_',!I,'.SAV'))
/KEEP RESPONSEID ROWTEXT.
!IFEND.
5952 0 M> !IFEND.
!DOEND.
5953 0 M> !DOEND.
!ENDDEFINE.
5954 0 M> !ENDDEFINE.

Or, in alternative, is there a easier/more efficient way to do what I am
trying to do with Python programmability?

Thanks,
Luca

Luca Meyer
www.lucameyer.com
PASW Statistics v. 18.0.2 (2-apr-2010)
R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24)
Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573) - kernel Darwin 10.3.0

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